purse-string operation purse string • purse-string suture · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · purse-string operation · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 22 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies. Synonyms: Shirodkar's operation, purse-string operation. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 - hyphen-minus U+002D a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075