curettage /cu·ret·tage/ (ku″rĕ-tahzh´) [Fr.] the cleansing of a diseased surface, as with a curet.
suction curettage.
suction curettage
medical curettage induction of bleeding from the endometrium by administration and withdrawal of a progestational agent.
periapical curettage removal with a curet of diseased periapical tissue without excision of the root tip.
suction curettage , vacuum curettage removal of the uterine contents, after dilatation, by means of a hollow curet introduced into the uterus, through which suction is applied.
suc·tion curettage (s k sh n)n. See vacuum aspiration. |
suction curettage.
See vacuum aspiration.
suction curettage
Vacuum curettage Gynecology The removal of uterine contents postcervical dilation, applying suction through a hollow-tipped device, a common method for performing first trimester abortion
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