D&C
Abbreviation General Patient Care
Dilation and curettage: a procedure that opens the cervix and scrapes the uterine lining.
Related terms
- CTComputed tomography: computer-processed cross-sectional x-ray images.
- CXRChest x-ray.
- EEGElectroencephalogram: a recording of the brain's electrical activity.
- EGDEsophagogastroduodenoscopy: a scope exam of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum.
- eMARElectronic medication administration record, the digital version of the MAR.
- EMGElectromyography: a test of the electrical activity of muscles.
- IDIntradermal: injected into the dermis, just under the epidermis, as in the tuberculin skin test.
- IMIntramuscular: given into a muscle.
Study General Patient Care