CURETTE


Meaning of CURETTE in English

/kyoo ret"/ , n. , v. , curetted, curetting .

n.

1. a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.

v.t.

2. to scrape with a curette.

Also, curet .

[ 1745-55; cur ( er ) to cleanse + -ette -ETTE. See CURE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .