curette (redirected from curetted)

cu·rette also cu·ret  (ky-rt)

n.

A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or spoon, used to remove tissue or growths from a body cavity.

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[French, from Old French, from curer, to cure, from Latin crre, to take care of, from cra, care; see cure.]

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curette or curet

Noun

a surgical instrument for scraping tissue from body cavities

Verb

[-retting, -retted]

to scrape with a curette [French]

curettage n

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curette - a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity curet surgical instrument - a medical instrument used in surgery