nnoun.acta 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 abortionSynset:D and C dilatation and curettage
Hypernyms:operation surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process
Inherited Hypernyms:dilation and curettageoperationmedical procedureprocedureactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:curettage curettement