curettage

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UK/ˌkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːʒ/UK/ˈkjʊəɹɪˌtɑːʒ/UK/kjʊəˈɹɛtɪd͡ʒ/

noun

The removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.

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curettement
OriginFrench curettage →
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Meanings

nouncurettage (countable and uncountable, plural curettages)

plural curettages

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.

    Synonyms: curettement

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.

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curettement

More synonyms by meaning

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

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curettement
Broader
operationsurgerysurgical operation
Also see
curetmentcurettement

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchcurettage
  2. Frenchcurettage
  3. Englishcurettage

Borrowed from French curettage.

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Translations

Catalan raspat
  • raspatthe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
Dutch curettage
  • curettagethe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
Finnish kaavinta
  • kaavintathe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
French curetage
  • curetagethe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
German Kürettage
  • Kürettagethe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
Greek απόξεση
  • απόξεση (apóxesi)the removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
Hungarian küret
  • küretthe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
Indonesian kuretase
  • kuretasethe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
Italian curettage
  • curettagethe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
Polish abrazja
  • abrazjathe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
Portuguese curetagem
  • curetagemthe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
Romanian chiuretaj, chiuretare
  • chiuretajthe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
  • chiuretarethe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
  • raclajthe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
Russian кюрета́ж, выска́бливание
  • кюрета́ж (kjuretáž)the removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
  • выска́бливание (vyskáblivanije)the removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
Spanish legrado
  • legradothe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
Cite this entry
APA

curettage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curettage

MLA

“curettage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curettage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curettage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curettage.

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