How to Use D&C in a Sentence

D&C

noun
  • In those cases, some doctors have left women bleeding and in pain instead of offering a D&C, a procedure that can prevent hemorrhage.
    Cassandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In those cases, some doctors have left women bleeding and in pain instead of offering a D&C, a procedure that can prevent hemorrhage.
    Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Any doctors who violate the law face up to 99 years in prison, which has led many medical professionals to avoid the D&C even in cases of miscarriage, out of fear of punishment.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • About three weeks postpartum, what seemed like a routine urinary tract infection escalated into a blood clot in her uterus, requiring an emergency dilation and curettage (D&C).
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • There, doctors performed an immediate D&C (dilation and curettage), which is a medical procedure that clears the uterus of pregnancy tissue after a pregnancy loss to protect against further bleeding.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
  • The film is produced by Aniplex, Netmarble, D&C MEDIA, Kakao piccoma and Crunchyroll.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • The original webtoon series was created by Chugong, illustrated by DUBU (REDICE STUDIO), and adapted by h-goon (published by D&C MEDIA).
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 July 2026

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