HyperDic: curettage

English > 1 sense of the word curettage:
NOUNactcurettage, curettementsurgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
English > curettage: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningsurgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette.
Synonymcurettement
Part ofdilation and curettage, dilatation and curettage, D and CA 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
Narrowersuction curettage, vacuum aspirationA method of induced abortion
Broaderoperation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical processA medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
Spanishcuretaje, legrado, raspado
Catalanraspament, raspatge, raspat

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