shirodkar's operation

1. 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

   Synonymspurse-string operation

   Broaderoperation

Questions about shirodkar's operation

What does shirodkar's operation mean?

shirodkar's operation means "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".

What is another word for shirodkar's operation?

Close synonyms include purse-string operation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shirodkar's operation a common word?