Medical Dictionary

cerclage

noun cer·clage \ser-ˈkläzh, (ˌ)sər-\

Medical Definition of CERCLAGE

:  any of several procedures for increasing tissue resistance in a functionally incompetent uterine cervix that usually involve reinforcement with an inert substance especially in the form of sutures near the internal opening

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