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curette

[ kyoo-ret ]

noun

  1. a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.


verb (used with object)

curetted, curetting.
  1. to scrape with a curette.

curette

/ ʊəˈɛ /

noun

  1. a surgical instrument for removing dead tissue, growths, etc, from the walls of certain body cavities
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to scrape or clean with such an instrument
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of curette1

First recorded in 1745–55; from French, equivalent to cur(er) “to cleanse” + -ette feminine noun suffix; -ette, cure
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of curette1

C18: from French, from curer to heal, make clean; see cure
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Her grooming introduced me to the ear spoon — a long-handled curette, also known as an ear pick, ear picker or ear scoop, that is a common implement in Asian households.

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Usually, earwax can be safely removed by softening it with water, saline or commercial ear drops and then through gentle syringing or manual extraction with a device called a curette.

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Then commonly the entire ovum comes away with the gauze, or what remains of it is taken out with a curette.

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A probe is then passed into the ostium, and the anterior wall of the sinus is removed with a curette or rongeur forceps.

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The Médecin Chef took a curette, a little scoop, and scooped away the dead flesh, the dead muscles, the dead nerves, the dead blood-vessels.

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