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Definition of Dilatation and curettage
1. Noun. A 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 abortion.
Terms within: Curettage, Curettement
Generic synonyms: Operation, Surgery, Surgical Operation, Surgical Procedure, Surgical Process
Definition of Dilatation and curettage
1. Noun. (alternative form of dilation and curettage) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Dilatation and curettage
1. This gynaecological procedure involves dilating the cervix (opening to the uterus) such that a surgical curette may be passed into the uterus. The surgeon uses the curette to remove the inner lining of the uterus (endometrium). This procedure is often performed to correct dysfunctional uterine bleeding. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dilatation And Curettage
Literary usage of Dilatation and curettage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Operative Gynecology by Harry Sturgeon Crossen (1920)
"Dilatation and Curettage. Same, Followed by Stem Pessary. ... Dilatation and
Curettage. A thorough dilatation of the cervix under anesthesia, ..."
2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"Appendix previously removed by another surgeon. Operation. April 17, 1014, by Dr.
Simpson: dilatation and curettage; ..."
3. Manual of gynecology by Henry Turman Byford (1895)
"dilatation and curettage OF THE UTERUS. BENIGN ADENOMA. I. Pathological Anatomy.
In chronic corporeal endo- metritis the mucous membrane is from two to ten ..."
4. A Compend of operative gynecology: Based on Lectures in the Course of by William Seaman Bainbridge, Harold Denman Meeker (1906)
"dilatation and curettage. Technic: The vulva is shaved. The hair over the mons
veneris may be simply covered. Parts thoroughly cleansed. ..."
5. Transactions by Association for Studies in the Conservation of Historic Buildings (Great Britain) (1905)
"In my study on dysmenorrhoea, just referred to. there were twenty married women
who had been sterile before the dilatation and curettage. ..."
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