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curette

American  
[kyoo-ret] / kyʊˈrɛt /
Also curet

noun

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

verb (used with object)

curetted, curetting

  1. to scrape with a curette.

curette British  
/ kjʊəˈrɛt /

noun

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

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verb

  1. (tr) to scrape or clean with such an instrument

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Etymology

Origin of curette

First recorded in 1745–55; from French, equivalent to cur(er) “to cleanse” + -ette feminine noun suffix; -ette, cure

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