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Definition: dilation and curettage
dilation and curettage
n : 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:
dilatation and curettage,
D and C]