-pexia

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πῆξις (pêxis).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -iɐ
  • Hyphenation: -pe‧xi‧a

Suffix

-pexia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -pexias)

  1. (surgery) -pexy (forms the name of surgical procedures where a part of the body is attached to another)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -pexia
aortopexia

Further reading

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