Curettage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The removal of tissue or growths from a body cavity, such as the uterus, by scraping with a curette. Also called curettement.
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  • n. The removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette; the act of scraping with a curette.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The application of the curette; the scraping away of granulations and the like with a curette.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    operation    surgical procedure    surgical process    surgery    surgical operation   
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    curettement   
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    lipolysis    colposcopy    fundus    ennoblement    effacement   
     
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