Letter D

Dilatation and curettage

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<B>Dilatation and curettage:</B> A minor operation in which the cervix is expanded enough (dilatation) to permit the cervical canal and uterine lining to be scraped with a curet (or curette), an instrument shaped like a spoon.

This procedure also is called D and C.

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