Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retinopexy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: retinopexy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

fastening of a retinal tear

Example Sentences

"Access to patient-specific retinal tissue requires an intraocular procedure, called a vitrectomy, followed by detachment of the retina, retinectomy, laser retinopexy and a vitreous substitute to provide a temporary tamponade."

Etymology

From retino- + -pexy.

Inflected Forms

retinopexies (plural)

Questions

What does retinopexy mean?: fastening of a retinal tear
Where does retinopexy come from?: From retino- + -pexy.

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