arytenoidopexy

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noun

fixation of the arytenoids

OriginAncient Greek πῆξις (pêxis) ← Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- ← English arytenoid →
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Meanings

nounarytenoidopexy (plural arytenoidopexies)

plural arytenoidopexies

  1. medicinefixation of the arytenoids

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠ́ω (ărŭ́ō)
  2. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠτήρ (ărŭtḗr)
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠ́ταινᾰ (ărŭ́taină)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  7. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs)
  9. New Latinarytaenoīdēs
  10. Englisharytenoid
  11. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂ǵ-
  12. Ancient Greekπήγνυμι (pḗgnumi)
  13. Ancient Greekπῆξις (pêxis)
  14. Englisharytenoidopexy

From arytenoid + -pexy.

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arytenoidopexy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arytenoidopexy

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