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

She developed a serious infection and went to the hospital, where physicians would ordinarily have performed a dilation and curettage to remove the remaining tissue.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2024

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 • Sep. 17, 2024

Mungia had two miscarriages which required dilation and curettage procedures.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

“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

The other mode consists in either complete surgical removal of the cartilage or its remaining portions, or removal of the diseased parts of curettage.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor