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dilation and evacuation

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dilation and evacuation
n.
Abbr. D & E A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the early products of conception are removed from the uterus.
dilation and evacuation (D&E)
Etymology: L, dilatare, to widen, evacuare, to empty
the removal of the products of conception, using suction curettage and forceps, during the second trimester of pregnancy; a type of abortion.


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