Biomaterial Database

The systematic uterine curettage. 1965

A J Whitehouse

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007044	Hysterectomy	Excision of the uterus.	Hysterectomies
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D003475	Curettage	A scraping, usually of the interior of a cavity or tract, for removal of new growth or other abnormal tissue, or to obtain material for tissue diagnosis. It is performed with a curet (curette), a spoon-shaped instrument designed for that purpose. (From Stedman, 25th ed & Dorland, 27th ed)	Curettages
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D014591	Uterine Diseases	Pathological processes involving any part of the UTERUS.	Endometrial Diseases,Disease, Endometrial,Disease, Uterine,Diseases, Endometrial,Diseases, Uterine,Endometrial Disease,Uterine Disease
D014594	Uterine Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the UTERUS.	Cancer of Uterus,Uterine Cancer,Cancer of the Uterus,Neoplasms, Uterine,Neoplasms, Uterus,Uterus Cancer,Uterus Neoplasms,Cancer, Uterine,Cancer, Uterus,Cancers, Uterine,Cancers, Uterus,Neoplasm, Uterine,Neoplasm, Uterus,Uterine Cancers,Uterine Neoplasm,Uterus Cancers,Uterus Neoplasm
D014626	Vaginal Smears	Collection of pooled secretions of the posterior vaginal fornix for cytologic examination.	Cervical Smears,Cervical Smear,Smear, Cervical,Smear, Vaginal,Smears, Cervical,Smears, Vaginal,Vaginal Smear