CURETTEMENT

curettage, curettement

(noun) surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

curettement (countable and uncountable, plural curettements)

The use of a curette; curettage.

Source: Wiktionary



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11 May 2025

MALLET

(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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