purse-string operation
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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 (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, |
| definition | : | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act) |
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