Definition of Curete

Definition of Curete

Cu*rette" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Curetted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Curetting.] (Med.) To scrape with a curette.

||Cu*rette" (k&usdot;*r&ebreve;t"), n.[F., fr. curer to cleanse.] (Med.) A scoop or ring with either a blunt or a cutting edge, for removing substances from the walls of a cavity, as from the eye, ear, or womb.

Cu*rette" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Curetted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Curetting.] (Med.) To scrape with a curette.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

A spoon-shaped surgical instrument for cleaning a diseased surface

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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