tracheloplasty

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noun

cervical cerclage; insertion of a strong suture into and around the cervix early in the pregnancy, and its removal towards the end of the pregnancy when the greatest risk of miscarriage has passed

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Meanings

nountracheloplasty (countable and uncountable, plural tracheloplasties)

plural tracheloplasties

  1. countableuncountablemedicinecervical cerclage; insertion of a strong suture into and around the cervix early in the pregnancy, and its removal towards the end of the pregnancy when the greatest risk of miscarriage has passed

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
trachelorrhaphy

Origin

From trachelo- (“cervix uteri”) + -plasty.

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APA

tracheloplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheloplasty

MLA

“tracheloplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheloplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tracheloplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheloplasty.

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