curettage (n)
curettement (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
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Hypernym operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
Part holonym dilation and curettage, dilatation and curettage, D and C
Hyponym suction curettage, vacuum aspiration
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Hypernym suction curettage, vacuum aspiration
Part meronym dilation and curettage, dilatation and curettage, D and C
Hyponym operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

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