curettement
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curettement — noun see curette II … New Collegiate Dictionary
curettement — cu·rette·ment (kyo͝o rĕtʹmənt) n. See curettage. * * * … Universalium
curettement — SYN: curettage. * * * cu·rette·ment (ku retґment) curettage … Medical dictionary
curettement — n. act of scraping with a curette (surgical tool) … English contemporary dictionary
curettement — cu·rette·ment … English syllables
curettement — noun surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette • Syn: ↑curettage • Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process … Useful english dictionary
physiologic curettement — enzymatic dйbridement … Medical dictionary
Curettage — The removal of growths or other material from the wall of a cavity or other surface, as with a curet. A curet, or curette, is a spoon shaped instrument with a sharp edge. The word curette comes from French and means a scraper. The verb curer… … Medical dictionary
curettage — cu ret*tage (k[=u] r[e^]*t[aum]zh or k[=u]*r[e^]t [asl]j), n. surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette; the act of scraping with a curette. Syn: curettement. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curette — I. noun also curet Etymology: French curette, from curer to cure, from Latin curare, from cura Date: 1753 a surgical instrument that has a scoop, ring, or loop at the tip and is used in performing curettage II. transitive verb also curet… … New Collegiate Dictionary
