HyperDic: purse-string_operation

English > 1 sense of the expression *purse-string operation*:
NOUN	act	purse-string operation, Shirodkar's operation	a 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
Meaning	A 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.
Synonym	Shirodkar's operation
Broader	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process	A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments