cerclage

== English == === Etymology === From French cerclage (literally “encirclement”). === Noun === cerclage (countable and uncountable, plural cerclages) (medicine) The use of a wire loop to hold fragments of a fractured bone together; or to prevent dilation of the cervix in the case of incompetent cervix. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛʁ.klaʒ/ === Noun === cerclage m (plural cerclages) rimming; ringing cerclage === Further reading === “cerclage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012