HyperDic: shirodkar[s_operation

English > 1 sense of the expression Shirodkar's operation:
NOUNactShirodkar's operation, purse-string operationa surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman
English > Shirodkar's 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.
Synonympurse-string operation
Broaderoperation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical processA medical procedure involving an incision with instruments

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