âD & Câ refers to dilation (dye-LAY-shun) and curettage (kyur-eh-TAHJ). It is a common procedure performed on many women each year. Often, another procedure called hysteroscopy (hiss-ter-OSS-koh-pee) is done at the same time.
A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy.Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables (such as carrots, potatoes, onions, beans, peppers and tomatoes), meat, especially tougher meats suitable for slow-cooking, such as beef.Poultry, sausages, and seafood are also used.ngredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables (such as carrots, potatoes, onions, beans, peppers and tomatoes), meat, especially tougher meats suitable for slow-cooking, such as beef. Poultry, sausages, and seafood are also used.
The fruit peach is an unrelated word that traces back to the Latin phrase malum persicum, literally meaning Persian fruit. The verb that we are featuring today evolved from Middle English apechen (to accuse), itself an offspring of an Anglo-French verb meaning to ensnare.