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