Curettement (Noun)
Meaning
Surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The doctor performed a curettement to remove the abnormal tissue growth from the patient's uterus.
- A curettement was necessary to remove the benign tumor that was obstructing the nasal passage.
- The gynecologist recommended a curettement to remove the remaining tissue after the miscarriage.
- The procedure involved a curettement of the affected area to remove the cancerous cells.
- The patient underwent a curettement to remove the fibroids that were causing her chronic pelvic pain.