What does the medical terminology combining form -pexy mean?

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2026-03-18 08:06

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The term for an anchoring or suspension (of tissues) is from the Greek pexis (fixation) and is used as a suffix for surgical procedures, notably plastic surgery (e.g. mammopexy, a "breast lift").

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