HyperDic: purse-string_operation

English > 1 sense of the expression purse-string operation:
NOUNactpurse-string operation, Shirodkar's operationa surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman
English > purse-string operation: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies.
SynonymShirodkar's operation
Broaderoperation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical processA medical procedure involving an incision with instruments

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