Synonyms and Antonyms of dilatation and curettage
synonym (synonym of dilatation and curettage)
- (noun.act)a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with more.. (noun.act)
hypernym (dilatation and curettage IS A KIND OF .... relation)
- a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion (noun.act)a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act)
part holonym (PART OF relation)
- (noun.act)surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette (noun.act)
