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

Example Sentences

In the 1990s, anti-abortion activists got a leaked copy of a paper that was presented at the annual conference of the National Abortion Federation describing a procedure called dilation and extraction.

From Slate

Litigation also has not been filed to challenge Ohio’s ban on dilation and extraction, a procedure once used in the third term of pregnancy.

From Seattle Times

“Partial-birth abortion” is a non-medical term for a procedure known as dilation and extraction, or D&X, which is already federally prohibited.

From Washington Times

“Partial-birth abortion” is a non-medical term for a procedure known as dilation and extraction, or D&X, which is already federally prohibited.

From Seattle Times

Opponents considered him a poster boy for a procedure they call partial-birth abortion to describe what is medically called intact dilation and extraction.

From Seattle Times