curettage(n = noun.act) curettement - surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette;
is a kind of operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
is a part of d and c, dilatation and curettage, dilation and curettage
has particulars: suction curettage, vacuum aspiration

   surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette; the act of scraping with a curette. [WordNet 1.5]

curettage, n. the use of or an operation involving the use of a curette.

Etymology:
F (as CURETTE)

dilatation and curettage, dilation and curettage, suction curettage