cu·rette or cu·ret (ky -r t )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 [ku-ret´]
1. a loop, ring, or spoon-shaped instrument, attached to a handle and having sharp or blunt edges; used to scrape tissue from a surface.
2. to remove growths or other material from the wall of a cavity or other surface, using a curette.
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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