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curettage
noun(cu-ret-tage)
a surgical scraping or cleaning by means of a curette
curettage
noun(cu-ret-tage)
a medical procedure in which the uterine cervix is dilated and a curette is inserted into the uterus to scrape away the endometrium (as for the diagnosis or treatment of abnormal bleeding or for surgical abortion during the early part of the second trimester of pregnancy) : d&c

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