purse-string operation

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 100693132)
    is a type of: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
    same as: shirodkar's operation

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