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cryopexy (medicine) and Genghis Khan (oh)


cryopexy (medicine)


cryopexy


In retinal detachment surgery, sealing the sensory retina to the pigment epithelium and choroid by a freezing probe applied to the sclera.

Origin: cryo-+ G. Pexis, a fixing in place


Genghis Khan (oh)



(?1160-1227) the ruler of the Mongol people in China, who was a successful military and political leader. He took control of northern India and sent his armies as far west as the Black Sea. People think of him as a very cruel leader, and people who have very right wing political opinions are sometimes humorously described as being 'to the right of Genghis Khan'.