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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In surgery, removal of softened tissue by rubbing.

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  • noun medicine The destruction of a soft growth by rubbing, as with a brush or harsh sponge; curettage, grattage, scraping.

Etymologies

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French raclage, from the verb racler.

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