curetting

Variant of curet

curet definition

cu·ret or curette cu·rette′ (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 curetted -·ret′·ted, curetting -·ret′·ting

to clean or scrape with a curet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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