D and C

noun

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

• Syn: ↑dilation and curettage, ↑dilatation and curettage

• Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process

• Part Meronyms: ↑curettage, ↑curettement

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abbreviation

dilation and curettage

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Med.

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)]

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D and C (medicine)

abbrev

Dilatation and curettage (a diagnostic and/or curative procedure frequently used in obstetrics and gynaecology, involving dilatation of the cervix, and curettage, or cleaning out, of the uterus)

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D and C UK [ˌdiː ənd ˈsiː] US [ˌdi ənd ˈsi] noun [countable] [singular D and C plural D and Cs] medical

dilation and curettage: a medical operation to remove material from inside a woman’s womb

Thesaurus: medical operations_hyponym

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D and C or D & C (no periods),

dilation and curettage (the operation of dilating the cervix and scraping the uterus to remove a cyst, perform an abortion, or the like).

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abbr. dilatation and curettage

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ˌD and ˈC 7 [D and C] abbreviation

↑dilatation and curettage

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