orchidopexy

orchidopexy
The procedure to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum.

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  • 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

  • orchidopexy — or·chi·do·pexy …   English syllables

  • orchidopexy — n. the operation of mobilizing an undescended testis in the groin and fixing it in the scrotum. The operation should be performed well before puberty to allow the testis every chance of normal development (see cryptorchidism) …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • orchidopexy — ˈȯ(r)kə̇dōˌpeksē noun ( es) Etymology: irregular from Greek orchis testicle + English pexy : surgical fixation of a testis …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • Cryptorchidism — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q53 …   Wikipedia

  • Uršula Reš Muravec — Uršula Reš Muravec, M.D., M.S.=Education [http://www.sexation.info/en/extra/experts/dr ursula res muravec/#c460 Uršula Reš Muravec] graduated from the Ljubljana Faculty of Medicine in 1995. After internship she finished specialisation in… …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • Cryptorchidie — La cryptorchidie est l absence d un ou des deux testicules dans le scrotum (chez l homme et chez les animaux à testicules externes). Différentes formes de cryptorchidie, selon la position du testicule non descendu. On y ajoute parfois les cas de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cryptorchidism — A condition in which one or both testicles fail to move from the abdomen, where they develop before birth, into the scrotum; also called undescended testicles. Boys who have had cryptorchidism that was not corrected in early childhood are at… …   Medical dictionary

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