curetage

French

Alternative forms

• curettage

Etymology

From cureter +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kyʁ.taʒ/

Noun

curetage m (plural curetages)

1. (surgery) curettage
2. (architecture) the rebuilding of an old building whilst retaining the facade

Descendants

• → Persian: کورتاژ (kurtâž)

Further reading

• “curetage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.