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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
dilation and evacuation
 
NOUN:abbr. D & E Any of several surgical procedures, performed during the second trimester, that terminate a pregnancy by dilation of the cervix and removal of the fetus and other products of conception.
 
 
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  dilation and curettage dilation and extraction  
 
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