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Orchiopexy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 62.5 Orchiopexy (or orchidopexy) is a surgery to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and permanently fix it there. It is performed by a pediatric urologis … Wikipedia
Orchiopexy — Surgery to bring down an undescended testicle. * * * 1. Surgical treatment of an undescended testicle by freeing it and implanting it into the scrotum. 2. Anchoring a testis susceptible to torsion in the scrotum. SYN: orchidopexy, orchidorraphy,… … Medical dictionary
orchiopexy — or·chi·o·pexy … English syllables
orchiopexy — noun operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum • Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process … Useful english dictionary
Cryptorchidism — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q53 … Wikipedia
Intersex surgery — is one of several terms referring to surgery performed to correct birth defects or early injuries of the genitalia, primarily for the purposes of making the appearance more normal and to reduce the likelihood of future problems. The recent… … Wikipedia
orchidopexy — SYN: orchiopexy. * * * or·chi·do·pexy ȯr kə dō .pek sē n, pl pex·ies surgical fixation of a testis called also orchiopexy * * * n. the operation of mobilizing an undescended testis in the groin and fixing it in the scrotum. The operation should… … Medical dictionary
spermatic cord — Anat. the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis. [1790 1800] * * * ▪ anatomy either of a pair of tubular structures in the male reproductive system… … Universalium
orchiorrhaphy — SYN: orchiopexy. [orchio + G. rhaphe, a suture] * * * or·chi·or·rha·phy (or″ke orґə fe) [orchio + rrhaphy] orchiopexy … Medical dictionary
Testicle — Diagram of male (human) testicles … Wikipedia
