CURETTE

curette, curet

(noun) a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

curette (plural curettes)

A spoon-shaped surgical instrument for cleaning a diseased surface.

Verb

curette (third-person singular simple present curettes, present participle curetting, simple past and past participle curetted)

(transitive, medicine) To scrape with a curette.

Source: Wiktionary

Cu*rette" (k-rt"), n.Etym: [F., fr. curer to cleanse.] (Med.)

Definition: A scoop or ring with either a blunt or a cutting edge, for removing substances from the walls of a cavity, as from the eye, ear, or womb.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition