retinopexy
(rē-tĭ-nō-pĕk′sē)
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[″ + Gr. pexis, fixation]
A procedure involving diathermy, used in the treatment of retinal detachment to create the formation of adhesions between the detached portion and the underlying tissue.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Retinopexy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759727/all/retinopexy.
Retinopexy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759727/all/retinopexy. Accessed December 6, 2024.
Retinopexy. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759727/all/retinopexy
Retinopexy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 06]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759727/all/retinopexy.
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