Curettage

/kjʊˈrɛtɑːʒ/ noun

Definition

A surgical procedure in which a curet or similar instrument is used to scrape away tissue from the inside of a body cavity or surface.

Etymology

From French 'curettage,' derived from 'curette' (scraping tool). The '-age' suffix (from Latin) creates a noun describing the action or process of using a curet.

Kelly Says

Curettage became medically important when doctors realized that gently scraping away diseased tissue could prevent infection—it's a procedure that's been performed for centuries with constantly improving tools.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማንሳ
ma-n-sa
ARالعربية
إزالة
i-za-lah
BNবাংলা
ক্যুরেটেজ
kyoo-reh-taaj
CACatalà
cureta
koo-reh-ta
CSČeština
kuretage
koo-reh-ta-heh
DADansk
curettage
kyoo-reh-ta-zh
DEDeutsch
Kuretage
koo-rah-ta-geh
ELΕλληνικά
καθαρισμός
ka-tha-ris-mos
ESEspañol
curetaje
koo-ray-ta-heh
FAفارسی
کورتاژ
koo-reh-taaj
FISuomi
kuuretus
koo-reh-too-s
FRFrançais
curetage
kyoo-rah-tazh
GUGU
ક્યુરેટેજ
kyoo-reh-taaj
HAHA
kurettage
kyoo-reh-ta-zh
HEעברית
הסרת
ha-se-rah-t
HIहिन्दी
क्युरेटेज
kyoo-reh-taaj
HUMagyar
curettage
kyoo-reh-ta-zh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengangkatan
pen-ga-ng-kat-an
IGIG
kurettage
kyoo-reh-ta-zh
ITItaliano
curetag
koo-reh-tahg
JA日本語
掻き取り
ka-ki-to-ri
KKKK
куретаж
koo-reh-tazh
KMKM
ការបោះ
kaar-boh
KO한국어
경련
gyeong-nyeong
MRMR
क्युरेटेज
kyoo-reh-taaj
MSBahasa Melayu
pengangkatan
pen-ga-ng-kat-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင်း
kya-ng
NLNederlands
curettage
kyoo-reh-ta-zh
NONorsk
curettage
kyoo-reh-ta-zh
PAPA
ਕੁਰੇਟੇਜ
koo-reh-taaj
PLPolski
kuracja
koo-rah-tsee-ah
PTPortuguês
curetagem
koo-ray-ta-gem
RORomână
curetaj
koo-reh-ta-y
RUРусский
куретаж
koo-reh-tazh
SVSvenska
curettage
kyoo-reh-ta-zh
SWKiswahili
kurettage
kyoo-reh-ta-zh
TAதமிழ்
கூர்ப்பணி
koor-pa-ni
TEతెలుగు
క్యూరేటేజ్
kyoo-reh-ta-ej
THไทย
การกำจัด
gaan-kam-jat
TLTL
pag-aalis
pa-ga-a-lis
TRTürkçe
küretaj
koo-reh-tahj
UKУкраїнська
куретаж
koo-reh-tazh
URاردو
کُرٹِیج
koo-reh-teej
VITiếng Việt
cạo bỏ
cao bo
YOYO
kurettage
kyoo-reh-ta-zh
ZH中文
刮除术
guā chú shù
ZUZU
kurettage
kyoo-reh-ta-zh

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