English Explanatory Dictionary

cerclage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of a wire loop to hold fragments of a fractured bone together; or to prevent dilation of the cervix in the case of incompetent cervix.

Word forms

cerclage cerclages

Etymology

From French cerclage (literally “encirclement”).

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