DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) is a protocol that allows for the sharing of images and other medical information. DICOM permits PACS, radiology information systems and more medical imaging systems to connect with and pass data to systems at other healthcare facilities.
dilatation and curettage - 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
Switch to new thesaurus. dilatation, distension. physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions. tympanites - distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity. ectasia, ectasis - dilatation or distension of a hollow organ. varicocele - dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes.