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Definition of
dilatation and curettage noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
dilatation and curettage
noun
noun
(
also
dilation and curettage
,
D and C
)
(
medical
)
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an operation in which the
cervix
is opened and material is removed from the
uterus
, for example after a
miscarriage
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dilatation and curettage
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