[kjʊˈrɛt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small surgical instrument used to remove material by a scraping action, especially from the uterus


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Origin:
mid 18th century (as a noun): from French, from curer ‘cleanse’, from Latin curare (see cure)

[kjʊˈrɛt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- clean or scrape with a curette
(e.g: the endometrium was curetted)


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Origin:
mid 18th century (as a noun): from French, from curer ‘cleanse’, from Latin curare (see cure)