"curettage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːʒ/ [UK], /ˈkjʊəɹɪˌtɑːʒ/ [UK], /kjʊəˈɹɛtɪd͡ʒ/ [UK], /ˌkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːʒ/ [US], /ˈkjʊəɹɪˌtɑːʒ/ [US] Forms: curettages [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree French curettagebor. English curettage Borrowed from French curettage. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:curettage|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French curettagebor. English curettage [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "curettage", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "curettage", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="curettage"> Borrowed from French curettage. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} curettage (countable and uncountable, plural curettages)
  1. (medicine) The removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette. Wikidata QID: Q1428130 Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: D&C, dilatation and curettage, dilation and curettage, suction curettage Translations (the removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette): raspat [masculine] (Catalan), curettage [feminine] (Dutch), kaavinta (Finnish), curetage [masculine] (French), Kürettage [feminine] (German), απόξεση (apóxesi) [feminine] (Greek), küret (Hungarian), kuretase (Indonesian), ᑭᓕᐅᖅᑐᐃᓂᖅ (kilioqtoiniq) (Inuktitut), curettage [masculine] (Italian), abrazja [feminine] (Polish), curetagem [feminine] (Portuguese), chiuretaj [neuter] (Romanian), chiuretare [feminine] (Romanian), raclaj [neuter] (Romanian), кюрета́ж (kjuretáž) [masculine] (Russian), выска́бливание (vyskáblivanije) [neuter] (Russian), legrado [masculine] (Spanish)

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