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Diminutive canine surgical scraping instrument
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curette
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
surgical instrument, 1753, from French curette (15c.), from curer "to clear, cleanse" (from Latin curare ; see cure (v.)) + -ette .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity [syn: curet ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A curette is a surgical instrument designed for scraping or debriding biological tissue or debris in a biopsy , excision , or cleaning procedure. In form, the curette is a small hand tool , often similar in shape to a stylus ; at the tip of the curette ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A spoon-shaped surgical instrument for cleaning a diseased surface. vb. (cx transitive English) To scrape with a curette.
Usage examples of curette.
She fished a curette from her jacket and used it to burn off slivers of the growth for analysis.
Major carefully curetted the inside of the uterus, noting the consistency of the endometrial tissue.
An entire array of scalpels, pincers, bone forceps, and curettes appeared from the palm of Nith Nassam's ion glove, a bouquet of dreadful blossoms he began to pick through with obvious relish.
As he cleared the soft tissue with a curette, the spinal column gradually revealed itself, grayish white against the bright red of the surrounding flesh.