See Also: dilatation and curettage(medicine)
Dilatation and curettage(health)
dilatation(dictionary)
Dilatation(health)
Dilatation(medicine)
dilatation, pathologic(medicine)
digital dilatation(medicine)
balloon dilatation(medicine)
stomach dilatation(medicine)
curettage(dictionary)

Dilatation and curettage (health)


A minor operation in which the cervix is expanded enough (dilatation) to permit the cervical canal and uterine lining to be scraped with a curet (or curette), an instrument shaped like a spoon. This procedure also is called D and C.