curettage

[kyoor-i-tahzh, kyoo-ret-ij]

noun

Surgery.

1. the process of curetting.

curettage

/ kjʊəˈrɛtɪdʒ, kjʊəˈrɛtmənt, ˌkjʊərɪˈtɑːʒ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of curettage¹

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.

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

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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.”

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Abortion also featured prominently in the debate with Walz sharing the story of Amber Thurman, who died tragically while awaiting a dilation and curettage procedure.

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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.

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