Which term describes fixation using cold to repair a detached retina?

Which term describes fixation using cold to repair a detached retina?

• A. Craniotomy
• B. Cryopexy
• C. Cryptorchidism
• D. Cyanosis

Answer: (B)

This question tests how medical terms combine roots to describe a procedure. Cryopexy uses cryo- (cold) along with -pexy (fixation or securing). In retinal detachment, applying extreme cold creates a scar that bonds the retina to the underlying layer, helping reattach it, often around a retinal tear and sometimes with other techniques like scleral buckling. The other terms refer to unrelated things: craniotomy is opening the skull, cryptorchidism is an undescended testicle, and cyanosis is a bluish discoloration from low oxygen. So the term that means fixation of the retina using cold is cryopexy.

This question tests how medical terms combine roots to describe a procedure. Cryopexy uses cryo- (cold) along with -pexy (fixation or securing). In retinal detachment, applying extreme cold creates a scar that bonds the retina to the underlying layer, helping reattach it, often around a retinal tear and sometimes with other techniques like scleral buckling.

The other terms refer to unrelated things: craniotomy is opening the skull, cryptorchidism is an undescended testicle, and cyanosis is a bluish discoloration from low oxygen. So the term that means fixation of the retina using cold is cryopexy.