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

Along the shortest flight path between Moscow and Washington, D.C.—an arc known as the great-circle distance—Greenland sits midway.

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In a twice-yearly report on the economic outlook, the Washington D.C.-based development bank’s economists reversed many of the cuts to forecasts they announced in June as the higher duties were being rolled out.

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But the friendly ties remain vulnerable to domestic backlash, said Andrew Yeo, a senior fellow who focuses on Korean issues at the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.

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Beijing’s influence on Pyongyang has diminished because of the Kim regime’s closer relations with Moscow, and Xi appears to have little power to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table to advance denuclearization, said Victor Cha, the Korea chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.

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Spencer Howard, a Washington, D.C.-based consultant who helps clients earn and book business- and first-class flights, said he steers clients toward transferable points so they can pivot if one airline has no seats.

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