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dilation and extraction

[ dahy-ley-shuhn uhnd ik-strak-shuhn, dih‐ ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. a late-term abortion in which the fetus is removed through the dilated cervix, the cranial contents being evacuated by suction. : D&E, D and E; D&X, D and X


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