curette

[ kyoo-ret ]

noun
  1. a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.

verb (used with object),cu·ret·ted, cu·ret·ting.
  1. to scrape with a curette.

Origin of curette

1
First recorded in 1745–55; from French, equivalent to cur(er) “to cleanse” + -ette feminine noun suffix; see origin at -ette, cure
  • Also cu·ret .

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curette

curet

/ (kjʊəˈrɛt) /


noun
  1. a surgical instrument for removing dead tissue, growths, etc, from the walls of certain body cavities

verb-rettes, -rets, -retting or -retted
  1. (tr) to scrape or clean with such an instrument

Origin of curette

1
C18: from French, from curer to heal, make clean; see cure

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