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dilation and evacuation
noun
Medical Definition of DILATION AND EVACUATION
: a surgical abortion that is typically performed midway during the second trimester of pregnancy and in which the uterine cervix is dilated and fetal tissue is removed using surgical instruments (as a forceps and curette) and suction—called also D&E
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