Etymology

cerclage

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

French cerclage
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  1. French · borrowed fromcerclage
  2. English todaycerclage

From French cerclage (literally “encirclement”).

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