dilation and curettage
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Dilation and curettage — (D C) Background Abortion type Surgical First use Late 19th century Gestation 4 12 weeks Usage WHO recommends only when manual vacuum aspiration is unavail … Wikipedia
dilation and curettage — Dilation of the cervix and curettement of the endometrium. * * * dilation and curettage n a medical procedure in which the uterine cervix is dilated and a curette is inserted into the uterus to scrape away the endometrium (as for the diagnosis or … Medical dictionary
dilation and curettage — 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… … Useful english dictionary
dilation and curettage — D C. A procedure to remove tissue from the cervical canal or the inner lining of the uterus. The cervix is dilated (made larger) and a curette (spoon shaped instrument) is inserted into the uterus to remove tissue. Also called D C and dilatation… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Dilation and evacuation — (D E) Background Abortion type Surgical First use 1970s Gestation 13 24 weeks Usage UK: Eng. Wales 5% (2005) … Wikipedia
dilatation and curettage — 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… … Useful english dictionary
dilatation and curettage — D C. A procedure to remove tissue from the cervical canal or the inner lining of the uterus. The cervix is dilated (made larger) and a curette (spoon shaped instrument) is inserted into the uterus to remove tissue. Also called D C and dilation… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Intact dilation and extraction — (IDX, intact D X, et al.) Background Abortion type Surgical First use 1983 Gestation >16 weeks Usage United States 0.17% ( … Wikipedia
Curettage — Intervention Illustration from a United States patent for an ornate curette (Michelson, 1988) MeSH … Wikipedia
Dilation — (or dilatation) refers to an enlargement or expansion in bulk or extent, the opposite of contraction. It derives from the Latin dilatare, to spread wide . In physiology: Pupillary dilation, dilation of the pupil of the eye Cervical dilation, the… … Wikipedia
