See Also: colopexy(medicine)
colopexy(dictionary)

decedent (iou) and colopexy (iou)


decedent (iou)



decedent noun. Chiefly N. Amer. L16.
[Latin decedent- pres. ppl stem of decedere die: see DECEASE noun, -ENT.]
A deceased person. Formerly also, a person retiring from office.

colopexy (iou)



colopexy noun. L19.
[mod. Latin colopexia, formed as COLON noun1 + -O- + Greek pexis fixing: see -Y3.]
The surgical attachment of part of the colon to the abdominal wall; an instance of this.