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What (who) is dilatation and curettage - definition

GYNECOLOGIC PROCEDURE
Dilatation and curettage; D and C; Dilation and suction curettage; Sharp curettage; D+C; Dilation & curettage
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Dilation and curettage         
Dilation (or dilatation) and curettage (D&C) refers to the dilation (widening/opening) of the cervix and surgical removal of part of the lining of the uterus and/or contents of the uterus by scraping and scooping (curettage). It is a gynecologic procedure used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, and is the most commonly used method for first-trimester miscarriage or abortion.
dilatation and curettage         
¦ noun a surgical procedure involving dilatation of the cervix and curettage of the uterus, performed after a miscarriage or for the removal of cysts or tumours.
D and C         
¦ abbreviation dilatation and curettage.

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Dilation and curettage

Dilation (or dilatation) and curettage (D&C) refers to the dilation (widening/opening) of the cervix and surgical removal of part of the lining of the uterus and/or contents of the uterus by scraping and scooping (curettage). It is a gynecologic procedure used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, and is the most commonly used method for first-trimester miscarriage or abortion.

D&C normally refers to a procedure involving a curette, also called sharp curettage. However, some sources use the term D&C to refer to any procedure that involves the processes of dilation and removal of uterine contents, which includes the more common suction curettage procedures of manual and electric vacuum aspiration.

Examples of use of dilatation and curettage
1. Doctors say since Dilatation and Curettage (DNC) can be performed at district government and private clinics as well, a large number of patients approach these hospitals and clinics directly. ‘‘There are scores of such clinics and hospitals here and most of them received patients with these complications,’’ says the owner of one such clinic at Hawal.