Curette

Curette

A spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge. The word "curette" comes from the French and means a "scraper." The French verb "curer" is "to scrape clean.

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curette

Health care; Sexual health

A small metal loop used to scrape tissue. Used in dilation and curettage.

curette

Health care; Cancer treatment

A spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge.

curette

Parenting; Birth control

A spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge. The word "curette" comes from the French and means a "scraper." The French verb "curer" is "to scrape clean.

curette

Parenting; Birth control

A spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge. The word "curette" comes from the French and means a "scraper." The French verb "curer" is "to scrape clean.

curette

Language; Dictionaries

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.

curettage

Health care; Cancer treatment

Removal of tissue with a curette (a spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge).

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