NOUN
- 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
How To Use dilation and curettage In A Sentence
- She therefore underwent dilation and curettage to remove fragmented placental tissue.
- The door that led into the dilation and curettage rooms was dark, solid, ominous. MINUTES TO BURN
- They are taking her to Washington for a D and C -- that's a dilation and curettage. THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
- They are taking her to Washington for a D and C -- that's a dilation and curettage. THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
- The door that led into the dilation and curettage rooms was dark, solid, ominous. MINUTES TO BURN
- The door that led into the dilation and curettage rooms was dark, solid, ominous. MINUTES TO BURN
- They are taking her to Washington for a D and C -- that's a dilation and curettage. THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
