curette

American  

[kyoo-ret] / kyʊˈrɛt /

Also curet

noun

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

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verb (used with object)

curetted, curetting

1. to scrape with a curette.

curette British  

/ kjʊəˈrɛt /

noun

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

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verb

1. (tr) to scrape or clean with such an instrument

Etymology

Origin of curette

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

Example Sentences

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.

From New York Times

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.

From Scientific American

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg