curettage

noun

cu·ret·tage | \ ˌkyu̇r-ə-ˈtäzh

Definition of curettage

: a surgical scraping or cleaning by means of a curette

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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, "My Gynecologist Wouldn’t Give Me an Elective Abortion—So I Broke Up With Her," 20 June 2017

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curettage

noun

cu·ret·tage | \ ˌkyu̇r-ə-ˈtäzh

: a surgical scraping or cleaning by means of a curette

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