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D and C

D and C is the abbreviation of dilation and curettage.

Meaning of dilation and curettage

Noun

dilation and curettage (uncountable)

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

Forms of D and C

pluralD and Cs

Questions about D and C

What is D and C the abbreviation of?
D and C is the abbreviation of dilation and curettage.

Words near D and C in the dictionary

  1. C♭
  2. C♭s
  3. C♯
  4. C♯s
  5. d
  6. D and C
  7. D and Cs
  8. D and G
  9. D cell flashlight
  10. D dimer
  11. D dimers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: D and C (page history and authors); dilation and curettage (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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