aortopexia

Portuguese

Etymology

From aorto- +‎ -pexia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.oʁ.to.pekˈsi.ɐ/ [a.oh.to.pekˈsi.ɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.oɾ.to.pekˈsi.ɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.oʁ.to.pekˈsi.ɐ/ [a.oχ.to.pekˈsi.ɐ]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.oɻ.to.pekˈsi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.oʁ.to.pekˈsi.a/ [a.oh.to.pekˈsi.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.uɾ.tu.pɨˈksi.ɐ/

Noun

aortopexia f (plural aortopexias)

(surgery) aortopexy (a surgical procedure in which the aortic arch is fixated to the sternum)