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Dilation and evacuation — (D E) Background Abortion type Surgical First use 1970s Gestation 13 24 weeks Usage UK: Eng. Wales 5% (2005) … Wikipedia
Dilation and curettage — (D C) Background Abortion type Surgical First use Late 19th century Gestation 4 12 weeks Usage WHO recommends only when manual vacuum aspiration is unavail … Wikipedia
Intact dilation and extraction — (IDX, intact D X, et al.) Background Abortion type Surgical First use 1983 Gestation >16 weeks Usage United States 0.17% ( … Wikipedia
Dilation — (or dilatation) refers to an enlargement or expansion in bulk or extent, the opposite of contraction. It derives from the Latin dilatare, to spread wide . In physiology: Pupillary dilation, dilation of the pupil of the eye Cervical dilation, the… … Wikipedia
Evacuation of retained products of conception — often abbreviated to ERPC or ERPOC is a medical term describing a gynaecological procedure to remove (from the womb) the remnant parts of a pregnancy following a miscarriage. The procedure is a variant of dilation and curettage and is often… … Wikipedia
dilationand evacuation — dilation and evacuation n. Abbr. D & E Any of several surgical procedures, performed during the second trimester, that terminate a pregnancy by dilation of the cervix and removal of the fetus and other products of conception. * * * … Universalium
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