Cerclage Definition

sər-kläzh
noun
The placement of a nonabsorbable suture around the uterine cervix to treat premature dilation of the cervix during pregnancy.
American Heritage Medicine
The use of an encircling wire loop or ring to bring together the ends of an obliquely fractured bone or the fragments of a broken patella.
American Heritage Medicine
The use of an encircling silicone band around the sclera of the eye to correct detachment of the retina.
American Heritage Medicine

Origin of Cerclage

  • French encirclement from cercler to encircle from Old French from cercle circle circle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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CCECER

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EGEAGE

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