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| has gloss | (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 dilatation and curettage, D and C, dilation and curettage |
| lexicalization | eng: D and C |
| lexicalization | eng: dilatation and curettage |
| lexicalization | eng: dilation and curettage |
| subclass of | (noun) a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" surgical process, operation, surgical procedure, surgery, surgical operation |
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| has part | (noun) surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette curettage, curettement |
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