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curet

(kyo̵̅o̅ ret′, kyo̵or et′)

noun

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

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

transitive verb curetted, curetting

to clean or scrape with a curet

See curet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cu·ret

noun

Variant of curette.

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