What does D&E mean in medical terms?
There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation D&E. However, what does the medical abbreviation D&E mean?
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What is the D&E medical abbreviation?
In the science & medicine field, the abbreviation D&E means dilation and evacuation.
D&E: dilation and evacuation
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