Ligamentopexis
ligamentopexis lig·a·men·to·pex·is (lĭg’ə-měn’tə-pěk’sĭs) or lig·a·men·to·pex·y (-měn’tə-pěk’sē)
n.
A shortening of a ligament of the uterus.
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