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Vinony

curette

verb

  1. to scrape with a curette
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kjʊˈɹɛt/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French curette, from curer (“to clean out, scrape out”).

  1. A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.

    “Curettes are used for the subgingival removal of dental deposits and for root planing. They can also be used supragingivally. The working tip of a curette is more slender than that of a scaler.”

    “Beginning in the 1880s, the curette quickly became the popular choice for those doctors on the lookout for instrumental aid in cases of pregnancy loss.”

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from French curette, from curer (“to clean out, scrape out”).

  1. To scrape with a curette.