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curette Definition


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curette
curet
noun
    curettes, curets
    1. surgery.
      A spoon-shaped device used to scrape tissue from the inner surface of an organ or body cavity for diagnostic purposes, or to remove diseased tissue from such a cavity.
verb
    curetted, curetting
    1. To scrape with a curette.
Etymology: 18c: French, from curer to clean or clear.



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