| curette | A spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge. The word curette comes from the French and means a scraper. The French verb curer is to scrape clean. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| curettement | <procedure, surgery> The removal of growths or other material from the wall of a cavity or other surface, as with a curet. Synonym: curettement. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Hartmann's curette | A curette, cutting on the side, for the removal of adenoids. (05 Mar 2000) |
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