curette
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of curette
First recorded in 1745–55; from French, equivalent to cur(er) “to cleanse” + -ette feminine noun suffix; see origin at -ette, cure
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Then the uterus itself is scraped with a dull-edged curette, a small spoon-shaped instrument, until all embryonic matter has been removed.
From Time Magazine Archive
In this method, the dermatologist applies a local anesthetic and then scrapes away the soft, mushy tumor cells with a curette, an instrument with a sharp circular blade.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thorough cauterization by means of caustic potash or the galvano-cautery; or, its extirpation by means of the curette or excision.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Remove the clot with a curette, cauterize the vessel and pack the cavity with gauze to prevent bleeding and to secure drainage.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
A laryngeal curette, cautery electrodes, cautery handle, and laryngeal knife are illustrated in Fig.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
The former must be well curetted, and the latter cleaned carefully with a scalpel and forceps.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
This is probably a fistulous track that should be curetted by a veterinarian, after which the following formula could be used to heal: Acetanilide, 1/2 ounce; zinc oxide, 1/4 ounce; bismuth subgalate, 1 1/4 ounce.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson
The fistulous opening or openings in the skin of the coronet should now be thoroughly curetted, and the whole of the wound dressed as to be described later.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
If the teeth are sound, and the case is of long duration, the sinus is opened through the canine fossa and its walls curetted.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Fistulous openings in either of the flaps a, a must now be carefully curetted and dressed, and the flaps allowed to fall into position.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
The administration of moderate to large doses of potassium iodide, conjointly with curetting or excision of the diseased mass.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
There is, indeed, no surer way of checking or of stopping a metrorrhagia than by curetting the womb during the very flow.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism by Havelock Ellis
Bloodgood advises the use of Esmarch's tourniquet, and that the curetting be followed by painting with pure carbolic acid and then rinsing with alcohol; a rod of bone is inserted to fill the gap.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The local treatment consists in thorough curetting and the subsequent application of a mildly stimulating ointment.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Also uterine hemorrhage, attended with cramps and expulsion of clots, has been relieved by it after curetting had failed.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
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