cer·vi·cot·o·my (sûr v -k t  -m )n. Incision into the cervix of the uterus. Also called trachelotomy. |
cervicotomy
[sur′vikot′əmē]
1 incision of the neck.
2 incision of the uterine cervix.
cervicotomy [ser″vĭ-kot´ah-me]
1. incision of the neck.
2. incision of the uterine cervix.
cervicotomy
incision of the circular muscle layers of the cervix to permit the passage of a normal sized fetus through a stenosed cervix. Performed only in the cow and not conducive to subsequent fertility.
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