dilation and evacuation
n.
A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the early products of conception are removed from the uterus.
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Words nearby dilation and evacuation
dilatation and curettage, dilatator, dilate, dilation, dilation and curettage, dilation and evacuation, dilation and extraction, dilative, dilatometer, dilator, dilatory
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