mastopexy

[ mas-tuh-pek-see ]
/ ˈmæs təˌpɛk si /

noun Surgery.

fixation of a pendulous breast.

Origin of mastopexy

First recorded in 1900–05; masto- + -pexy

Words nearby mastopexy

mastoideocentesis, mastoiditis, mastoidotomy, mastoparietal, mastopathy, mastopexy, mastoplasia, mastoplasty, mastoptosis, mastorrhagia, mastoscirrhus

Medical definitions for mastopexy

mastopexy
[ măs′tə-pĕk′sē ]

n.

Plastic surgery to correct sagging breasts. mazopexy