curette

or cu·ret

[kyoo-ret]

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noun

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

verb (used with object), cu·ret·ted, cu·ret·ting.

to scrape with a curette.

Origin of curette

1745–55; < French, equivalent to cur(er) to cleanse + -ette -ette. See cure

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Examples from the Web for curette

Historical Examples

Of the use of the ear scoop as a curette we have several instances.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times
John Stewart Milne
Callous ulcers are best removed by a curette, knife, or hot iron and then treated like a common wound.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
United States Department of Agriculture
Then commonly the entire ovum comes away with the gauze, or what remains of it is taken out with a curette.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine
Austin Malley
A probe is then passed into the ostium, and the anterior wall of the sinus is removed with a curette or rongeur forceps.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.
Alexander Miles
The curette should not be used on the lateral pharyngeal wall in case the Eustachian orifices and cushions are damaged.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.
Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for curette

curette

curet

noun

a surgical instrument for removing dead tissue, growths, etc, from the walls of certain body cavities

verb -rettes, -rets, -retting or -retted

(tr) to scrape or clean with such an instrument

Word Origin

C18: from French, from curer to heal, make clean; see cure

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Word Origin and History for curette

n.

surgical instrument, 1753, from French curette (15c.), from curer "to clear, cleanse" (from Latin curare; see cure (v.)) + -ette.

curette in Medicine

curette

A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or spoon, used to remove tissue or growths from a body cavity.

To scrape tissue or a body part with a curette.

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or cu·ret

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Examples from the Web for curette

Historical Examples

Of the use of the ear scoop as a curette we have several instances.

Callous ulcers are best removed by a curette, knife, or hot iron and then treated like a common wound.

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

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

The curette should not be used on the lateral pharyngeal wall in case the Eustachian orifices and cushions are damaged.

curette

curet

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for curette

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Origin of curette