Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A surgical operation for fixing a floating kidney in position.
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- noun medicine suspension or fixation of the
kidney
Etymologies
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nephro- + -pexy
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Laparoscopic renal denervation and nephropexy for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease related pain in adolescents.
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