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Definition of: curette
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·ret′) noun Med.
A small instrument, usually resembling a spoon or scoop, used for removing morbid matter by scraping from a cavity, as the ear or throat.
—v.t. ·ret·ted, ·ret·ting To apply a curette to. [<F <curer cure, restore]
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