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curettage

UK/ˌkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːʒ/US/ˌkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːʒ/

curettage noun: the removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.

Noun

curettage (countable and uncountable, plural curettages)

  1. The removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.
    Synonyms:
    curettement

curettage meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

curettage in Tamil

சுரண்டல், வளித் தெடுத்தல்

curettage in Indonesian

the removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
kuretase

Synonyms of curettage

Forms of curettage

pluralcurettages

Origin of curettage

Borrowed from French curettage.

Words formed from curettage

Questions about curettage

What does curettage mean?
Curettage means the removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.
What is curettage in Tamil?
Curettage in Tamil is சுரண்டல், வளித் தெடுத்தல். See Curettage meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is curettage?
Curettage is a noun.
How do you pronounce curettage?
Curettage is pronounced /ˌkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of curettage?
The plural of curettage is curettages.

Words near curettage in the dictionary

  1. curetments
  2. Cureton
  3. Curetonian
  4. curetonite
  5. curets
  6. curettage
  7. curettages
  8. curette
  9. curetted
  10. curettement
  11. curettements

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Adapted from Wiktionary: curettage (page history and authors); curettage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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