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Noun: dilation and curettage- A surgical procedure usually performed under local anaesthesia 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 abortion
- dilatation and curettage, D and C
Type of: op, operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process Encyclopedia: Dilation and curettage |