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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Curette \Cu*rette"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curetted}; p. pr & vb n. {Curetting}.] (Med.) To scrape with a curette. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Curette \Cu*rette"\ (k?-r?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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: curette n : a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity [syn: {curet}]
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