intact dilation and extraction

noun

A late-term surgical abortion procedure, involving (in order) dilation of the cervix, removal of the fetus from the uterus to the shoulders, and emptying of the fetal cranium to allow for easier passage of the head through the cervix and vagina.

Similar
IDXdilation and extractionintact dilation and evacuationintrauterine cranial decompressionpartial-birth abortion
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Meanings

nounintact dilation and extraction (countable and uncountable, plural intact dilation and extractions)

plural intact dilation and extractions

  1. countableuncountableA late-term surgical abortion procedure, involving (in order) dilation of the cervix, removal of the fetus from the uterus to the shoulders, and emptying of the fetal cranium to allow for easier passage of the head through the cervix and vagina.

    Synonyms: IDX, dilation and extraction, intact dilation and evacuation, intrauterine cranial decompression, partial-birth abortion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA late-term surgical abortion procedure, involving (in order) dilation of the cervix, removal of the fetus from the uterus to the shoulders, and emptying of the fetal cranium to allow for easier passage of the head through the cervix and vagina.

Similar
IDXdilation and extractionintact dilation and evacuationintrauterine cranial decompressionpartial-birth abortion
Also see
dilation and extractionintact dilation and evacuationintrauterine cranial decompression
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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