Definition of curettage Curettage

cu•ret•tage

We found 4 definitions of curettage from 4 different sources.

What does curettage mean?

Noun Plural: curettages
curettage - surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
		curettement
		surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery"
		d and c, dilatation and curettage, dilation and curettage a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion