curet

[kyoo-ret]

noun, verb (used with object), cu·ret·ted, cu·ret·ting.

curette.

curette

or cu·ret

[kyoo-ret]

noun

a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.

verb (used with object), cu·ret·ted, cu·ret·ting.

to scrape with a curette.

Origin of curette

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

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Historical Examples of curet

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.
The Vicomte de Bragelonne
Alexandre Dumas

British Dictionary definitions for curet

curette

curet

noun

a surgical instrument for removing dead tissue, growths, etc, from the walls of certain body cavities

verb -rettes, -rets, -retting or -retted

(tr) to scrape or clean with such an instrument

Word Origin for curette

C18: from French, from curer to heal, make clean; see cure

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Word Origin and History for curet

curette

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

curet in Medicine

curette

n.

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

v.

To scrape tissue or a body part with a curette.