Synonym for pneumonopexy ... Fixation of the lung by suturing the costal and pulmonary pleurae or otherwise causing adhesion of the two layers. ... Synonym: pneumopexy. ... Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + pexis, fixation ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: nū′mō-pek′sē Synonyms: pneumonopexy