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nouncardiopexy (countable and uncountable, plural cardiopexies)
plural cardiopexies
- countableuncountablemedicineThe fixing in place of the heart by means of a ligature
Total fundoplication and cardiopexy were performed as described by D'Netto et al .
2015 July 27, Ruelan V. Furtado et al., “Massive hiatus hernia complicated by jaundice”, in Journal of Surgical Case Reports, volume 2015, →DOI
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