Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0092 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-pexy: Surgical Fixation
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The idea
The suffix pexy names surgical fixation of the structure its root identifies into its correct position.
In practice
Nephropexy is surgical fixation of a displaced kidney.
Where people slip
Pexy anchors a structure that has moved. It does not repair damage to it.
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