curettage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of curettage
1895–1900; < French, equivalent to curette curette + -age -age
Example Sentences
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According to the complaint, the patient reported to Brock’s office in September 2018 for a dilation and curettage to remove remaining tissues from her uterus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
One method of managing pregnancy termination is through a surgical procedure called a D&C — dilation and curettage.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2022
“When I was having the curettage, I had to keep saying over and over to myself, ‘Don’t say anything, you can’t say anything’ — it was torture,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
For women who were in their first trimester, he relied on a method called dilation and curettage, or D&C, which involved dilating the uterus and scraping out fetal tissue with a small rake.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2022
In most cases of subinvolution a curettage, at least, will have to be done.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
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