dilation and curettage

noun

A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet.

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dilatation and curettageD and C
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Meanings

noundilation and curettage (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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

Similar
dilatation and curettageD and C
Broader
operationsurgerysurgical operation
Also see
d&c

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 刮宮 /刮宫
  • 刮宮 /刮宫 (guāgōng)surgical procedure
Finnish kohdun kaavinta
  • kohdun kaavintasurgical procedure
French curetage
  • curetagesurgical procedure
German Kürettage, Curetage
  • Kürettagesurgical procedure
  • Curetagesurgical procedure
Russian абра́зия, соска́бливание
  • абра́зия (abrázija)surgical procedure
  • соска́бливание (soskáblivanije)surgical procedure
Tagalog raspa
  • raspasurgical procedure
Cite this entry
APA

dilation and curettage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilation%20and%20curettage

MLA

“dilation and curettage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilation%20and%20curettage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilation and curettage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilation%20and%20curettage.

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