dilatation and curettage
NOUN
24 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D
dilatation and curettage is a valid 24-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1L1A1T1A1T1I1O1N1A1N1D2C3U1R1E1T1T1A1G2E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING
What does dilatation and curettage mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion.
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