diverticulopexy

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noun

An operation to fix or obliterate a diverticulum without excising it.

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Meanings

noundiverticulopexy (countable and uncountable, plural diverticulopexies)

plural diverticulopexies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn operation to fix or obliterate a diverticulum without excising it.

Origin

From diverticulum + -o- + -pexy.

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APA

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

MLA

“diverticulopexy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diverticulopexy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diverticulopexy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diverticulopexy.

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