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.
Three-dimensional scanning of the pyramid revealed that it was âone of the largest constructions in Mesoamerica, comparable in size only to great Mayan cities like Tikal and El Mirador in Guatemala,â said Gallaga.