- excochleation
- ex·coch·le·a·tion .eks-.käk-lē-'ā-shən n removal of the contents of a cavity by scraping or curetting
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ex·coch·le·a·tion (eks-kok″le-aґshən) [ex- + L. cochlea spoon] the operation of curetting or scooping out a cavity.
Medical dictionary. 2011.