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Medical Definition of Cryopexy
1. In retinal detachment surgery, sealing the sensory retina to the pigment epithelium and choroid by a freezing probe applied to the sclera. Origin: cryo-+ G. Pexis, a fixing in place (05 Mar 2000)
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1. In retinal detachment surgery, sealing the sensory retina to the pigment epithelium and choroid by a freezing probe applied to the sclera. Origin: cryo-+ G. Pexis, a fixing in place (05 Mar 2000)