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purse-string operation

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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun 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

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hypernyms (5)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. operation
  2. surgery
  3. surgical operation
  4. surgical procedure
  5. surgical process

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