[ kjʊə'rɛt ]
■ noun a small surgical instrument used to remove material by a scraping action, especially from the uterus.
■ verb clean or scrape with a ~.
Origin
C18: from Fr., from curer 'cleanse'.
[ kjʊə'rɛt ]
■ noun a small surgical instrument used to remove material by a scraping action, especially from the uterus.
■ verb clean or scrape with a ~.
Origin
C18: from Fr., from curer 'cleanse'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004