Medical Definition of Pneumonopexy

1. Fixation of the lung by suturing the costal and pulmonary pleurae or otherwise causing adhesion of the two layers. Synonym: pneumopexy. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pneumonopexy

pneumono-
pneumonocele
pneumonocentesis
pneumonococcal
pneumonococcus
pneumonoconiosis
pneumonocyte
pneumonokoniosis
pneumonolysis
pneumonomelanosis
pneumonometer
pneumonometers
pneumonomoniliasis
pneumonomycosis
pneumonopathy
pneumonopexy (current term)
pneumonophora
pneumonopleuritis
pneumonorrhaphy
pneumonotomy
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
pneumony
pneumootoka
pneumopericardium
pneumoperitoneum in kids
pneumoperitonitis
pneumopexy
pneumophagia

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