- Curetted
- Curette Cu*rette" (k[.u]*r[e^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Curetting}.] (Med.) To scrape with a curette. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Curetted
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curetted — n. surgical tool shaped like a spoon at one end and used to remove tissue from body cavities (also curet) v. scrape with a curette (surgical tool) … English contemporary dictionary
Operation — Although there are many meanings to the word operation , in medicine it refers to a surgical procedure. To put matters more formally, an operation is an act or series of acts performed upon the body with the hand alone or by means of an… … Medical dictionary
Curette — Cu*rette (k[.u]*r[e^]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Curetting}.] (Med.) To scrape with a curette. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curetting — Curette Cu*rette (k[.u]*r[e^]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Curetting}.] (Med.) To scrape with a curette. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curette — I. noun also curet Etymology: French curette, from curer to cure, from Latin curare, from cura Date: 1753 a surgical instrument that has a scoop, ring, or loop at the tip and is used in performing curettage II. transitive verb also curet… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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abortus — /euh bawr teuhs/, n., pl. abortuses. 1. Med. a. immature placental or fetal tissue prematurely passed or curetted. b. an aborted fetus. [ < NL, L: miscarriage, equiv. to abor(iri) to miscarry (see ABORT) + tus suffix of v. action] * * * … Universalium
curet — /kyoo ret /, n., v.t., curetted, curetting. curette. * * * … Universalium
curette — /kyoo ret /, n., v., curetted, curetting. n. 1. a scoop shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus. v.t. 2. to scrape with a curette. Also, curet. [1745 55; < F, equiv. to cur(er) to cleanse + ette ETTE. See… … Universalium
