dilatation and curettage
noun /ˌdaɪləˌteɪʃn ən kjʊəˈretɪdʒ/, /ˌdaɪləˌteɪʃn ən ˌkjʊərɪˈtɑːʒ/, /ˌdɪləˌteɪʃn ən kjʊəˈretɪdʒ/, /ˌdɪləˌteɪʃn ən ˌkjʊərɪˈtɑːʒ/
/ˌdaɪləˌteɪʃn ən ˌkjʊrɪˈtɑːʒ/, /ˌdɪləˌteɪʃn ən ˌkjʊrɪˈtɑːʒ/
(also dilation and curettage, D and C)
(medical)- an operation in which material is removed from the uterus, for example after a miscarriage