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cu·ret (kyo̵̅o̅ ret, kyo̵or et)

noun

a spoon-shaped surgical instrument for the removal of tissue from the walls of body cavities

Etymology: Fr < curer, to cleanse < L curare < cura: see cure

transitive verb -·ret·ted, -·ret·ting

to clean or scrape with a curet

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