Repair by suture of a laceration of the cervix uteri. SYN: Emmet operation. [trachelo- + G. rhaphe, suture]
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trach·e·lor·rha·phy .trak-ə-'lȯr-ə-fē n, pl -phies the operation of sewing up a laceration of the uterine cervix
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tra·che·lor·rha·phy (tra″kə-lorґə-fe) suture of the lacerated cervix uteri; called also Emmet operation.Medical dictionary. 2011.