variants
or D and C
plural D&Cs or D and Cs
: 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 treatment of abnormal bleeding or for surgical abortion during the early part of the second trimester of pregnancy) : dilation and curettage
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[Italian da capo]
from the beginning
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decimal classification
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direct current
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District of Columbia
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doctor of chiropractic
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double crochet
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
The state had recently attached criminal penalties to performing a D&C, with few exceptions.
—Amy Yurkanin, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
The miscarriage that requires a D&C to remove the remainder of fetal material.
—Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
The second miscarriage required undergoing a D&C to remove the tissue from the uterus.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
My fourth and final D&C the next morning was successful.
—Tara Lipinski, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
As her condition deteriorated, doctors discussed a procedure to empty the uterus called a dilation and curettage, or D&C; the state had recently attached criminal penalties to performing it, with few exceptions.
—Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
Thurman needed a dilation and curettage, or D&C, a procedure in which tissue is removed from inside the uterus.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
This may occur after a dilation and curettage (D&C) or uterine surgery.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 25 July 2024
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Noun
Experts claim that misoprostol is too risky to use when the mother is experiencing such heavy bleeding, and a D&C should have been performed.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
The state had recently attached criminal penalties to performing a D&C, with few exceptions.
—Amy Yurkanin, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
The miscarriage that requires a D&C to remove the remainder of fetal material.
—Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
The second miscarriage required undergoing a D&C to remove the tissue from the uterus.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
My fourth and final D&C the next morning was successful.
—Tara Lipinski, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
As her condition deteriorated, doctors discussed a procedure to empty the uterus called a dilation and curettage, or D&C; the state had recently attached criminal penalties to performing it, with few exceptions.
—Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
Thurman needed a dilation and curettage, or D&C, a procedure in which tissue is removed from inside the uterus.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
This may occur after a dilation and curettage (D&C) or uterine surgery.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 25 July 2024
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D&C
1 of 2 noun
variants
or D and C
: 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 treatment of abnormal bleeding or for surgical abortion during the early part of the second trimester of pregnancy) : dilation and curettage
DC
2 of 2 abbreviation1
Dental Corps
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diagnostic center
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direct current
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doctor of chiropractic
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