dilantin
- n an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative
dilapidation
- n a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
- n the process of becoming dilapidated
dilatation
- n the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
- n the act of expanding an aperture
dilatation and curettage
- n 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