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dilatation and curettage

dilatation and curettage is the alternative form 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.

Questions about dilatation and curettage

What is dilatation and curettage the alternative form of?
Dilatation and curettage is the alternative form of dilation and curettage.

Words near dilatation and curettage in the dictionary

  1. dilatate
  2. dilatated
  3. dilatates
  4. dilatating
  5. dilatation
  6. dilatation and curettage
  7. dilatational
  8. dilatations
  9. dilatative
  10. dilatator
  11. dilatators

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