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English noun: D and C

1. D and C (act) 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 abortion


Synonymsdilatation and curettage, dilation and curettage


Broader (hypernym)operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process


Part holonymcurettage, curettement









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