| English noun: curettage | |||
| 1. | curettage (act) surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | ||
| Synonyms | curettement | ||
| 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 | ||