HyperDic: dilatation_and_curettage

English > 1 sense of the expression dilatation and curettage:
NOUNactdilatation and curettage, dilation and curettage, D and Ca 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
English > dilatation and curettage: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA 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.
Synonymsdilation and curettage, D and C
Partscurettage, curettementsurgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
Broaderoperation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical processA medical procedure involving an incision with instruments

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