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Curette

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cu·rette or cu·ret (ky-rt)
n.
A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or spoon, used to remove tissue or growths from a body cavity.
v.
To scrape tissue or a body part with a curette.
Curette
A small scoop-shaped surgical instrument that can be used to remove cerumen if irrigation does not work or cannot be used.
Mentioned in: Cerumen Impaction, Onychomycosis
curette,
n See curet.
curette, curet
1. a spoon-shaped instrument for cleansing a diseased surface.
2. to use a curette.
bone curette
there are a number of types, e.g. brun bone curette, nail-hole curette.
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The Rhino-probe[R] Curette is a sterile, disposable nasal mucosal collection device designed to collect the optimum specimen with little or no discomfort to the patient.
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4%), followed by the use of scalers and curettes (56%), seeing the needle (54.
Dental fear: comparisons between younger and older adults by Rowe, M. Michelle / American Journal of Health Studies
The residual polymer can then be packed into the pocket using the underside of a curette.
Local chemotherapeutics as an adjunct to scaling and root planing by Spadaro, Stephen E. / The Dental Assistant
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