curettage (n.)

"application of the curette," 1890, probably from French curettage (by 1881); see curette + -age.

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small surgical instrument for smoothing or scraping away, 1753, from French curette "a scoop, scraper" (15c.), from curer "to clear, cleanse" (from Latin curare; see cure (v.)) + -ette (see -ette).

-age

word-forming element in nouns of act, process, function, condition, from Old French and French -age, from Late Latin -aticum "belonging to, related to," originally neuter adjectival suffix, from PIE *-at- (source of Latin -atus, past participle suffix of verbs of the first conjugation) + *-(i)ko-, secondary suffix forming adjectives (see -ic).

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curettage (n.)

surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette;

Synonyms: curettement

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