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Dilation and Curettage

nounid 42310·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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synonym
dilatation and curettage
plural
Dilation and Curettages
possessive
Dilation and Curettage's
pluralpossessive
Dilation and Curettages'

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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
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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
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