D&C
Womb tissue removal
D&C is a medical abbreviation for dilation and curettage, a gynecological procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the uterine lining is scraped or suctioned.
It may be performed to diagnose conditions, treat abnormal bleeding, or remove tissue after a miscarriage or abortion.
The term appears frequently in discussions of women's reproductive healthcare.
She was scheduled for a D&C after the miscarriage was confirmed.
Female reproductive organ
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- abortionEnding a pregnancy
scraping · cervix · anesthesia · outpatient · bleeding · tissue · endometrium · procedure
Causing or tending delay
- continuanceSustained extension forward
- delayEnforced waiting period
- postponementDelaying to later
- motionChange in position
hearing · adjournment · extension · deadline · filing · court · discovery · litigation
Established body of teachings
- covenantsBinding formal agreements
- LDSMormon church abbreviation
- MormonLatter-day Saint adherent
- scriptureSacred religious writings
revelation · Joseph · Smith · sections · prophecy · commandments · restoration · priesthood
uterus
Female reproductive organ
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
abortion · scraping · cervix · anesthesia · outpatient · bleeding · tissue · endometrium · procedure · recovery
dilatory
Causing or tending delay
- continuanceSustained extension forward
- delayEnforced waiting period
- postponementDelaying to later
motion · hearing · adjournment · extension · deadline · filing · court · discovery · litigation · scheduling
doctrine
Established body of teachings
scripture · revelation · Joseph · Smith · sections · prophecy · commandments · restoration · priesthood · canonized
- Abortioninduced abortion, medical abortion, surgical abortion, elective abortion, late-term abortion
- LDS DoctrineBook of Mormon, revelations, sections, Joseph Smith, covenants
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, birth, crowning
Monitoring before acting
non-invasive treatment · medical management · observation · oral medication
D&Cultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
medication management · medical management · non-invasive imaging · hysteroscopy · pelvic exam
live birth · implantation · childbirth · vaginal delivery · conception
dilation, curettage, dilate, dilated, dilating, dilator, curette, curetted, curetting