-pexy

American  

1. a combining form meaning "solidity," used in the formation of compound words.

   rheopexy; mastopexy.

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Usage

What does -pexy mean? The combining form -pexy is used like a suffix meaning “solidity.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in surgery for procedures that fix an organ into place.The form -pexy comes from the Greek pêxis, meaning “a fixing, solidity.” Fixing, here, means “securing into place”—or, with the meaning and sense of -pexy in mind, “putting into a solid position.”

Etymology

Origin of -pexy

< New Latin -pexia < Greek -pēxia , derivative of pêxis a fixing, solidity; see -y ³ ( def. )