'Curette' definitions:

Definition of 'curette'

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noun
A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity [syn: curette, curet]

Definition of 'Curette'

From: GCIDE
  • Curette \Cu*rette"\ (k[.u]*r[e^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Curetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Curetting.] (Med.) To scrape with a curette. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Curette'

From: GCIDE
  • Curette \Cu*rette"\ (k[.u]*r[e^]t"), n. [F., fr. curer to cleanse.] (Med.) A scoop or ring with either a blunt or a cutting edge, for removing substances from the walls of a cavity, as from the eye, ear, or womb. [1913 Webster]

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