rectopexy

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noun

surgical fixation of the bowel

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Meanings

nounrectopexy (plural rectopexies)

plural rectopexies

  1. medicinesurgical fixation of the bowel

Origin

From recto- + -pexy.

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APA

rectopexy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rectopexy

MLA

“rectopexy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rectopexy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rectopexy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rectopexy.

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