Dilation and curettage (D&C) is a medical procedure that dilates the cervix and surgically removes tissue from the lining of the uterus by scraping or scooping, called curettage. The D&C procedure is used for treatment, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
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Origin YearSource dates the invention of the curette, not the D&C procedure itself; the supplied Wikipedia infobox gives Date_first_use as Late 19th century, which conflicts Connections
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Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilation_and_curettage, lead sectionQuote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilation_and_curettage, lead section
Dilation and curettage (D&C) is a medical procedure that dilates the cervix and surgically removes tissue from the lining of the uterus by scraping or scooping (curettage).
2. Dilation and Curettage, StatPearls, NCBI Bookshelf
Anatomy and PhysiologyQuote, Anatomy and Physiology
Recamier is credited with inventing the first curette in 1843
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