curettage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of curettage
1895–1900; < French, equivalent to curette curette + -age -age
Example Sentences
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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.
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
For women who were in their first trimester, he relied on a method called dilation and curettage, or D&C, which involved dilating the uterus and scraping out fetal tissue with a small rake.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2022
Locally, curettage and the application of suitable antiseptics are indicated.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
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