A surgical procedure to fix or stabilize the thyroid gland by attaching it internally, often from an inward approach.
From Greek 'eso-' (inward) + 'thyro-' (thyroid) + '-pexy' (surgical fixation). The procedure combines a directional prefix with anatomical reference and a standard surgical suffix.
This is an incredibly rare and specialized surgical procedure—it represents how surgeons developed alternative approaches to thyroid surgery when standard external methods weren't appropriate, showing the incredible adaptability of surgical technique.
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