Definition of CURETTE. : a surgical instrument that has a scoop, ring, or loop at the tip and is used in performing curettage. cuÂ·rette also cuÂ·ret \kyuÌ-Ëret\. ADVERTISEMENT. a surgical instrument that has a scoop, ring, or loop at the tip and is used in performing curettage. cuÂ·rette also cuÂ·ret \kyuÌ-Ëret\.
The Mesoamerican region's largest pyramid by volume, the largest in the world by volume is the Great Pyramid of Cholula in the Mexican state of Puebla. It is also known as Tlachihualtepetl - Nahuatl for artificial mountain. The Aztecs believed that Xelhua built the pyramid.
Perhaps the best known of the Aztec pyramids is the Great Pyramid, or Templo Mayor. This Aztec temple was the main temple of their religion and was also the capital of Tenochititlan, which is the modern day Mexico City. This step pyramid rose to an impressive 197 feet above the city.