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curettage

DEFINITIONS OF: curettage

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n surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette

Synonyms:
curettement
Types:
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
Type of:
operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
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