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D&C

or D and C

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.


D and C

noun

  1. med dilation and curettage; a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure in obstetrics and gynaecology involving dilation of the cervix and curettage of the cavity of the uterus, as for abortion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of D&C1

d(ilation) and c(urettage)
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The order is temporarily on hold after a lawsuit filed by a Washington, D.C.-based college diversity officers association.

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