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cu·ret·tage
(kyo͝or′ĭ-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) orcurettement
n
(Surgery) the process of using a curette. See also D and C
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cu•ret•tage
(ˌkyʊər ɪˈtɑʒ, kyʊˈrɛt ɪdʒ)n.
the process of curetting. Compare D and C.
[1895–1900; < French]
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curettage
A surgical method of scraping out a thin layer of tissue for analysis or disposal. See D C.
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| Noun | 1. | curettage - surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette 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" |
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Translations
Abrasio uteriKürettage
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
curettage
n (Med) → Ausschabung f, → Kürettage f
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cu·ret·tage
n. curetaje, raspado de una superficie o cavidad con uso de la cureta.
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curettage
n curetaje m, legrado; suction — curetaje con succiónEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.