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curet

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cu⋅ret

  [kyoo-ret]
–noun, verb (used with object), -ret⋅ted, -ret⋅ting.
curette.

cu⋅rette

  [kyoo-ret] noun, verb, -ret⋅ted, -ret⋅ting.
–noun
1. a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
–verb (used with object)
2. to scrape with a curette.
Also, curet.

Origin:
1745–55; < F, equiv. to cur(er) to cleanse + -ette -ette. See cure
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cu·ret   (kyŏŏ-rět')   
n.  Variant of curette.
cu·rette also cu·ret   (kyŏŏ-rět')   
n.  A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or spoon, used to remove tissue or growths from a body cavity.

[French, from Old French, from curer, to cure, from Latin cūrāre, to take care of, from cūra, care; see cure.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2curette
Variant: also curet
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: cu·rett·ed;cu·rett·ing
: to perform curettage on —cu·rette·ment /kyu-'ret-m&nt/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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curette cu·rette or cu·ret (ky&oobreve;-rět')
n.
A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or spoon, used to remove tissue or growths from a body cavity. v. cu·rett·ed, cu·rett·ing, cu·rettes or cu·rets
To scrape tissue or a body part with a curette.

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