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D and C
D and C n (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) med dilation and curettage; a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure in obstetrics and gynaecology involving dilation of the cervix and curettage of the cavity of the uterus, as for abortion D and C
n. a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping. [d(ilation)and c(urettage)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | D and C - a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortiondilatation and curettage, dilation and curettagecurettage, curettement - surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curettesurgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeedilationD and C
dilation [di-la´shun] 1. the act of dilating or stretching.2. dilatation.3. an increase in the diameter of a circular structure, such as the pupil.dilation and curettage D and C; expanding of the ostium uteri to permit scraping of the walls of the uterus. See also abortion.D and C See DILATATION AND CURETTAGE.Dilation and curettage (D and C)During this surgical procedure, a physician dilates the cervix, then uses an instrument to scrape tissue away from the walls of the uterus.Mentioned in: MifepristoneD and C
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D and C
Synonyms for D and Cnoun a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curetSynonyms- dilatation and curettage
- dilation and curettage
Related Words- curettage
- curettement
- surgical operation
- surgical procedure
- surgical process
- surgery
- operation
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