dilation and evacuation

dilation and evacuation
Dilation of the cervix and removal of the products of conception.

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dilation and evacuation n a surgical abortion that is typically performed midway during the second trimester of pregnancy and in which the uterine cervix is dilated and fetal tissue is removed using surgical instruments (as a forceps and curette) and suction called also D&E

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