Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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 remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion;
[syn: dilation and curettage, dilatation and curettage, D and C]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
D and C
n 1: 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 remove fragments
of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
[syn: dilation and curettage, dilatation and curettage,
D and C]