curettage

American  

[kyoor-i-tahzh, kyoo-ret-ij] / ˌkyʊər ɪˈtɑʒ, kyʊˈrɛt ɪdʒ /

noun

Surgery.

1. the process of curetting.

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curettage British  

/ kjʊəˈrɛtɪdʒ, kjʊəˈrɛtmənt, ˌkjʊərɪˈtɑːʒ /

noun

1. the process of using a curette See also D and C

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Etymology

Origin of curettage

1895–1900; < French, equivalent to curette curette + -age -age

Example Sentences

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

“You need a D&C,” she told them, referring to dilation and curettage, a common procedure for first-trimester miscarriages and abortions.

From Salon

Crain couldn’t sign consent forms for her care because of “extreme pain,” according to the records, so Fails signed a release for “unplanned dilation and curettage” or “unplanned cesarean section.”

From Salon

She showed up at Piedmont Henry Hospital in need of a routine procedure to clear it from her uterus, called a dilation and curettage, or D&C.

From Salon

In other cases, doctors might perform a procedure called electrodesiccation and curettage — or, as Connolly put it, a “burn and scrape” of skin growths.

From Seattle Times