d and c

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d and c - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  D and C
      n 1: a 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
           [syn: dilation and curettage, dilatation and curettage,
           D and C]