| NOUN | act | curettage, curettement | surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette |
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| Meaning | surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette. | |
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| Synonym | curettement | |
| Part of | dilation and curettage, dilatation and curettage, D and C | 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 |
| Narrower | suction curettage, vacuum aspiration | A method of induced abortion |
| Broader | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments |
| Spanish | curetaje, legrado, raspado | |
| Catalan | raspament, raspatge, raspat | |
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