- Curette
- : A spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge. The word "curette" comes from the French and means a "scraper." The French verb "curer" is "to scrape clean."
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cu·rette also cu·ret kyu̇-'ret n a surgical instrument that has a scoop, loop, or ring at its tip and is used in performing curettagecu·rette·ment kyu̇-'ret-mənt n* * *
n.a spoon-shaped instrument for scraping tissue from a cavity (see curettage, dilatation and curettage).* * *
cu·rette (ku-retґ) [Fr.] curet.
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curette — [ kyrɛt ] n. f. • 1415; de curer 1 ♦ Outil muni d une partie tranchante pour racler. ⇒ raclette, racloir. 2 ♦ Méd. Instrument de chirurgie en forme de cuillère qui sert à effectuer les curetages. ● curette nom féminin Instrument en forme de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Curette — Cu*rette (k[.u]*r[e^]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Curetting}.] (Med.) To scrape with a curette. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curette — (n.) surgical instrument, 1753, from Fr. curette (15c.), from curer to clear, cleanse (from L. curare; see CURE (Cf. cure) (v.)) + ette … Etymology dictionary
Curette — Cu*rette (k[.u]*r[e^]t ), n. [F., fr. curer to cleanse.] (Med.) 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Curette — Illustration from a United States patent for an ornate curette (Michelson, 1988) A curette is a surgical instrument designed for scraping biological tissue or debris in a biopsy, excision, or cleaning procedure. In form, the curette is a small… … Wikipedia
curette — /kjuˈrɛt / (say kyooh ret) noun 1. a scoop shaped surgical instrument used for removing diseased tissue from body cavities such as the uterus, etc. 2. Medicine a. the scraping of a cavity, especially the uterus, with a curette. b. such a… … Australian English dictionary
curette — I. noun also curet Etymology: French curette, from curer to cure, from Latin curare, from cura Date: 1753 a surgical instrument that has a scoop, ring, or loop at the tip and is used in performing curettage II. transitive verb also curet… … New Collegiate Dictionary