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curet

[kyoo-ret]
noun, verb (used with object), cu·ret·ted, cu·ret·ting.
  1. curette.
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curette

or cu·ret

[kyoo-ret]
noun
  1. a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
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verb (used with object), cu·ret·ted, cu·ret·ting.
  1. to scrape with a curette.
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Origin of curette

1745–55; < French, equivalent to cur(er) to cleanse + -ette -ette. See cure
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Historical Examples

  • Incise and curet the wound and apply one of the wet dressings.

    Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry

    Maximilian Stern

  • Set at liberty, Curet returned to Paris, where he renewed his relations with the witches.

    Princes and Poisoners

    Frantz Funck-Brentano

  • By-and-by, the paroxysms are less frequent, in proportion as the curet approaches.

British Dictionary definitions for curet

curette

curet

noun
  1. a surgical instrument for removing dead tissue, growths, etc, from the walls of certain body cavities
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verb -rettes, -rets, -retting or -retted
  1. (tr) to scrape or clean with such an instrument
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Word Origin

C18: from French, from curer to heal, make clean; see cure
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Word Origin and History for curet

curette

n.

surgical instrument, 1753, from French curette (15c.), from curer "to clear, cleanse" (from Latin curare; see cure (v.)) + -ette.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
curet in Medicine

curette

n.
  1. A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or spoon, used to remove tissue or growths from a body cavity.
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v.
  1. To scrape tissue or a body part with a curette.
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