It is better to prevent a disease than to have to cure it. / (idiomatic, by extension) Precaution and prevention of an undesirable thing is preferable to dealing with its potential consequences.

(rare) Alternative form of an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure

A spoon-shaped surgical instrument for cleaning a diseased surface.

(transitive, medicine) To scrape with a curette.

(medicine) A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet.

A common method of abortion where the products of conception are removed by a vacuum arrangement.

plural of curette

plural of suction curettage

(medicine) The removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.

plural of curettage