curettage

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

nounSurgery.
  1. the process of curetting.

Origin of curettage

1
1895–1900; <French, equivalent to curettecurette + -age-age

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British Dictionary definitions for curettage

curettage

curettement (kjʊəˈrɛtmənt)

/ (ˌkjʊərɪˈtɑːʒ, kjʊəˈrɛtɪdʒ) /


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

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