curette Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
    curet.

WordNet

Cu*rette" noun
Etymology
F., fr. curer to cleanse.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A scoop or ring with either a blunt or a cutting edge, for removing substances from the walls of a cavity, as from the eye, ear, or womb.

Webster 1913