Beyond the political purpose of free speech, the First Amendment provides American people with a marketplace of ideas.. Rather than having the government establish and dictate the truth, freedom of speech enables the truth to emerge from diverse opinions.
cerclage. [ 1 serklÄzhâ²] 2  1 an orthopedic procedure in which the ends of an oblique bone fracture or the chips of a broken patella are bound together with a wire loop or a metal band to hold them in position until healed.
A cervical cerclage, also known as cervical stitch, is a minor surgical procedure that is applied to deal with cervical incompetence in which the cervix opens too soon during the prenatal period. The condition makes the cervix incapable of remaining closed throughout pregnancy.