curettage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of curettage
1895–1900; < French, equivalent to curette curette + -age -age
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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
But when she requested the same surgical evacuation procedure, called dilation and curettage, or D&C, she said the hospital told her no.
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
In either event, a surgical procedure, known as curettage, affords the most likely means of restoring it to a healthful state.
From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by J. Morris (Josiah Morris) Slemons
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