curettage (redirected from gingival curettage)

cu·ret·tage  (kyr-täzh)

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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curettage [ˌkjʊərɪˈtɑːʒ kjʊəˈrɛtɪdʒ], curettement [kjʊəˈrɛtmənt]

n

(Medicine / Surgery) the process of using a curette See also D and C

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

curettage - surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette curettement suction curettage, vacuum aspiration - a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix D and C, dilatation and curettage, dilation and curettage - a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"

Translations

curettage [ˌkjʊəˈretɪdʒ] N → legrado m, raspado m

curettage

n (Med) → Ausschabung f, → Kürettage f