Noun: purse-string operation
- 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
"The doctor recommended a purse-string operation to prevent another miscarriage";
- Shirodkar's operation
Derived forms: purse-string operations
Type of: op [informal], operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process