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Definition of curette noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

curette

noun
 
/kjʊəˈret/
 
/kjʊˈret/
(medical)
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  1. a small tool that is used to remove material from the body, especially from the uterus
    Word Originmid 18th cent. (as a noun): from French, from curer ‘cleanse’, from Latin curare ‘take care of’, from cura ‘care’.
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