colpocleisis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos) + Ancient Greek κλεῖσις (kleîsis). By surface analysis, colpo- +‎ -cleisis.

Noun

colpocleisis (uncountable)

  1. The surgical closure of the vagina, used to treat prolapse.
    • 2005 June, Mary P. FitzGerald, Holly E. Richter, Sohail Siddique, Peter Thompson, Halina Zyczynski, and Ann Weber, “Colpocleisis: a review”, in International Urogynecology Journal‎[1], volume 17:
      Objective: To summarize published data about colpocleisis and to highlight areas about which data are lacking.
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