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dilation and extraction
[ dahy-ley-shuhn uhnd ik-strak-shuhn, dih‐ ]
noun
, Medicine/Medical.
- a late-term abortion in which the fetus is removed through the dilated cervix, the cranial contents being evacuated by suction. : D&E, D and E; D&X, D and X
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