curette

noun

Meaning

A spoon-shaped surgical instrument for cleaning a diseased surface.
To scrape with a curette.

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Related words

curet(English)curettage(English)crotchet(English)dilation and curettage(English)crowbill(English)catling(English)dilatation and curettage(English)cytobrush(English)scrape(English)scraping(English)uterus(English)ear(English)

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Sources

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