cryopexy

cryopexy
In retinal detachment surgery, sealing the sensory retina to the pigment epithelium and choroid by a freezing probe applied to the sclera. [cryo- + G. pexis, a fixing in place]

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cryo·pexy 'krī-ə-.pek-sē n, pl -pex·ies cryosurgery for fixation of the retina in retinal detachment or for repair of a retinal tear or hole

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cryo·pexy (kriґo-pek″se) [cryo- + -pexy] a treatment for retinal detachment consisting of fixing the retina to the choroid using localized freezing of the surface of the sclera.

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