curettage

Indications

• used in association with cervical dilation for treatment of miscarriage
• used to treat teeth effected by periodontitis

Procedure

• scraping of the interior of a cavity or tract.

More general terms

• surgery

More specific terms

• curettage for hydatidiform mole
• curettage of anal fissure
• curettage of bone cyst/benign neoplasm
• endocervical curettage
• postpartum curettage