curettage
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- noun
- /ˈkjʊərɪˌtɑːʒ/
- Specialized
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curettaje
- The majority of BCCs can be treated using standard techniques, including conventional surgical excision, curettage, cryotherapy, and radiotherapy.
- dilatation and curettage
Examples
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At 12 weeks of gestation, the patient developed vaginal bleeding; sonography showed no fetal heart activity, so dilatation and curettage was done.
Academic text (2007) -
A mother may choose to undergo a dilation and curettage (D&C) or vacuum.
Blog text (10) -
Some authors have claimed that curettage is sufficient for treatment.
Academic text (2003) -
We don't do curettage at this stage of pregnancy.
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The procedure is called suction curettage.
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Dr Frank Burns is doing a bit of dilatation and curettage.
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Curettage of the lesion is not sufficient.
Academic text (2003) -
Because of a positive pregnancy test and menorrhagia, she underwent dilatation and curettage; no abnormalities were found.
Academic text (1992) -
Complete surgical excision of the tumor is the recommended treatment, although Morales and McGoey reported that they successfully treated eight patients with incision and curettage of large lesions on exposed sites.
Academic text (1999) -
After a completed miscarriage, the doctor performed a surgical curettage to remove any remaining tissue.
Synonyms
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A procedure that widens the opening of the womb and scrapes its lining to remove tissue
A medical operation that removes tissue from inside the body by scraping with a small tool
A surgical way to remove a baby and placenta from the uterus by suction through the cervix during early pregnancy
Compounds
- Specialized
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A procedure that widens the opening of the womb and scrapes its lining to remove tissue
- Specialized
A surgical way to remove a baby and placenta from the uterus by suction through the cervix during early pregnancy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Curettage comes from the small tool curette, from French and related to cure which means 'to clean'. Think of a tiny scoop scraping to 'clean out' inside the body, which is exactly what a curettage does when a doctor removes tissue by scraping.