English noun: curettement | |||
1. | curettement (act) surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | ||
Synonyms | curettage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | suction curettage, vacuum aspiration | ||
Part meronym | D and C, dilatation and curettage, dilation and curettage | ||