Récamier's operation

noun

Curettage of the uterus.

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Meanings

nounRécamier's operation (plural Récamier's operations)

plural Récamier's operations

  1. medicineCurettage of the uterus.

Origin

After Joseph Récamier (1774–1852), French gynecologist.

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Récamier's operation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C3%A9camier's%20operation

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