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/tɹækiːˈlɒɹəfɪ/ · noun
(surgery) The operation of sewing up a laceration of the neck of the uterus..
We have had recently in gynecological work several “fads.” Sims’ cervix splitting, Emmet’s operation of trachelorrhaphy, divulsion of the cervix a la Goodell, going the way of all “fads.”
Use trachelorrhaphy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Trachelorrhaphy means (surgery) The operation of sewing up a laceration of the neck of the uterus..
Common synonyms include tracheloplasty.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We have had recently in gynecological work several “fads.” Sims’ cervix splitting, Emmet’s operation of trachelorrhaphy, divulsion of the cervix a la Goodell, going the way of all “fads.”
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