CURETTE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Curette

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kjʊˈrɛt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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

Short Definition:

small surgical instrument used to remove material by scraping action

Word: Curette

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kjʊˈrɛt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

clean or scrape with a curette

Short Definition:

clean or scrape with curette

Examples:
  • the endometrium was curetted

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