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di·lata·tion and curet·tage

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dilation and curettage, dilatation and curettage, 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 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

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  1. dilatation and curettage

    Dilatation and Curettage, often abbreviated as D&C, is a surgical procedure that involves dilating or expanding the cervix (the entrance to the uterus) and scraping or suctioning the lining of the uterus using a tool called a curette. The procedure is generally used for diagnostic purposes, such as investigating the cause of abnormal uterine bleeding, or for therapeutic purposes like clearing the uterine lining after a miscarriage or abortion.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Dilatation and Curettage

    Dilatation of the cervix uteri followed by a scraping of the endometrium with a curette.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dilatation and curettage in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dilatation and curettage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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