D&C (dilation and curettage)

Surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the lining of the uterus scraped and removed. A D&C may be necessary to empty completely the uterus after a miscarriage. The D&C is also used on occasion to investigate abnormal menstrual bleeding.

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