ventrofixation

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noun

The suture of a displaced viscus, such as the uterus, to the abdominal wall.

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Meanings

nounventrofixation (countable and uncountable, plural ventrofixations)

plural ventrofixations

  1. countableuncountableThe suture of a displaced viscus, such as the uterus, to the abdominal wall.

Origin

From ventro- + fixation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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