curettage

noun

cu·​ret·​tage ˌkyu̇r-ə-ˈtäzh How to pronounce curettage (audio)
: a surgical scraping or cleaning by means of a curette

Examples of curettage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Endocervical curettage can be painful and may feel like bad menstrual cramps. Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023 Traditionally, a curettage is performed by scraping the lining of the uterus, but most doctors now use a vacuum to remove pregnancy tissue, and the procedure is called a suction curettage or simply aspiration. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023 Some of the most common surgeries and procedures to remove plantar warts include:5 Electrosurgery and curettage: Electrosurgery is when a podiatrist burns off a plantar wart. Susan Brickell, Health, 7 Mar. 2023 Instead the patient needed Alsaden to perform a dilation-and-curettage (D. & C.) procedure in the clinic, which takes time: between one and three and a half hours for preparations, a few minutes for the procedure, and fifteen to thirty minutes of recovery. Katie Watson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2021 Dilation and curettage procedures were the most frequently performed in the state in 2020. Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al, 6 July 2022 About half the pregnancy terminations were surgical, with curettage the most used method, used in 10,013 abortions. Laura Hancock, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2020 If the embryo was no longer viable or if my health was at grave risk, Dr. Park would be willing to perform a D&C (dilation and curettage procedure). Leslie Kendall Dye, SELF, 20 June 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of curettage was in 1897

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“Curettage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curettage. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

curettage

noun
cu·​ret·​tage ˌkyu̇r-ə-ˈtäzh How to pronounce curettage (audio)
: a surgical cleaning or scraping of a body part (as the uterus)

Medical Definition

curettage

noun
cu·​ret·​tage ˌkyu̇r-ə-ˈtäzh How to pronounce curettage (audio)
: a surgical scraping or cleaning by means of a curette

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