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curette

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7 lettersPronunciation /kjʊˈɹɛt/Part of speech nounSorted ceerttuStarts with CEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity

Word origin

Borrowed from French curette, from curer (“to clean out, scrape out”).

Used in a sentence

  • Curettes are used for the subgingival removal of dental deposits and for root planing. They can also be used supragingivally. The working tip of a curette is more slender than that of a scaler.
  • Beginning in the 1880s, the curette quickly became the popular choice for those doctors on the lookout for instrumental aid in cases of pregnancy loss.

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