curette
/kjʊˈrɛt/
verb
- To scrape or clean a body cavity with a curette.
- The surgeon curetted the area to ensure all diseased tissue was gone.
- They had to curette the wound before stitching it up.
- The dentist will curette the gum pocket to remove infection.
noun
- A surgical instrument shaped like a small scoop or spoon, used to scrape tissue from a body cavity.
- The doctor carefully inserted the curette to clean the wound.
- The surgeon used a curette to remove the abnormal tissue.
- A curette is often used in dental procedures to scrape away plaque.