D&C

American  

Or D and C

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.

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D and C British  

noun

1. med dilation and curettage; a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure in obstetrics and gynaecology involving dilation of the cervix and curettage of the cavity of the uterus, as for abortion

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Etymology

Origin of D&C

d(ilation) and c(urettage)

Example Sentences

Robin Brooks, senior fellow of the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C.-based economic thinktank, aired his opinion in a Substack post Monday, arguing the current spike in oil prices will cause demand destruction, effectively capping how high they can go.

From MarketWatch

Alexandra Thornton, senior director of financial regulation policy at the Center for American Progress, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, welcomes congressional involvement.

From Barron's

“The problem has been around so long it’s become normalized,” said Amy J. Nelson, a senior fellow at New America, a D.C.-based think tank, who has studied Americans’ relative complacency about the threat of nuclear weapons.

From Slate

The conflict is costing the U.S. almost $1 billion a day External link, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based bipartisan think tank.

From Barron's

Byron Callan, a defense analyst at Washington, D.C.–based Capital Alpha Partners, which advises investors on government policy matters, has handicapped five possible outcomes in Iran.

From Barron's