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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医学)
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  1. an operation in which material is removed from the uterus, for example after a miscarriage