DILATATION AND CURETTAGE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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
   Synonym(s)
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