curette

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: cu=rette

CIDE DICTIONARY

curette, n. [F., fr. curer to cleanse.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]

curette, v. t. 

 To scrape with a curette.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

curette, n. & v.
--n. a surgeon's small scraping-instrument.
--v.tr. & intr. clean or scrape with a curette.

Etymology

F, f. curer cleanse (as CURE)