Definition of "curette" []

• A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or spoon, used to remove tissue or growths from a body cavity. (noun)

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• "Using an instrument called a curette, which looked like a tiny ice-cream scoop, and an oscillating bone saw, he shaved off cartilage from key areas, because he needed to fuse joints and prevent motion."
• "When the cervix has expanded sufficiently, the doctor will use a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette to gently scrape out the lining of the uterus."
• "Veteran Medical makes a plastic double-ended ear curette."