A surgical procedure in which a fascia (tissue layer) is sutured or bound to stabilize or support a structure.
From Greek fascia (band) + desis (binding), where desis comes from dein (to bind). Medical Greek combines fascia elements with binding terminology.
Surgical suffix '-desis' means 'binding together' and shows up whenever surgeons artificially create connections—arthrodesis (joint fusion), syndesis (tissue binding)—it's like they're rewiring your body's hardware.
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