a surgical instrument for removing dead tissue, growths, etc, from the walls of certain body cavities
verbWord forms: -rettes, -rets, -retting or -retted
2. (transitive)
to scrape or clean with such an instrument
Word origin
C18: from French, from curer to heal, make clean; see cure
Examples of 'curette' in a sentence
curette
The plaque and calculi were collected by sterile curette and scaler.
Ghabanchi J, Zibaei M, Afkar M, Sarbazie A 2010, 'Prevalence of oral Entamoeba gingivalis and Trichomonas tenax in patientswith periodontal disease and healthy population in Shiraz, southern Iran', Indian Journal of Dental Researchhttp://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2010;volume=21;issue=1;spage=89;epage=91;aulast=Ghabanchi. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The shell like crown was removed with a periodontal curette and care was taken not to injure the underlying tooth.
Šurdilović Dušan, Walid El Sayed, Ille Tatjana, Hamed Mohamed Said, Adtani Pooja Narain,Natarajan Prabhu Manickam D. 2018, 'Hemorrhage control, infection prevention and application on anesthetics in exodontiaof natal teeth', Acta Stomatologica Naissihttps://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0352-5252/2018/0352-52521877813S.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The ulcer was prepared by removing fibrin with a curette and the edges of the ulcer were freshened.
Mauro Carducci, Marcella Bozzetti, Marco Spezia, Giorgio Ripamonti, Giuseppe Saglietti 2016, 'Treatment of a Refractory Skin Ulcer Using Punch Graft and Autologous Platelet-RichPlasma', Case Reports in Dermatological Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7685939. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The accessible areas at the tibial plafond were marked using a curette at predetermined ankle positions.
Craig C. Akoh MD, Phinit Phisitkul MD, Chamnanni Rungprai MD, Annunziato AmendolaMD, Bryan Den Hartog MD, Natalie A. Glass PhD 2016, 'Arthroscopic Plafond Access for Osteochondral Lesions- The Effect of Limited AnkleRange of Motion on Anterior and Posterior Arthroscopic Accessibility', Foot & Ankle Orthopaedicshttps://doi.org/10.1177/2473011416S00012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
After removal of the cyst, curette and cutting drill were used to thoroughly remove any residual cystic content.
Ravinder Kumar, Kapil Vyas, Gagan Jaiswal, Abhishek Bhargava, Jyoti Kundu 2017, 'Deep orbital dermoid cyst bulging into the superior orbital fissure: Clinical presentationand management', Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Researchhttp://www.jovr.org/article.asp?issn=2008-322X;year=2017;volume=12;issue=1;spage=110;epage=112;aulast=Kumar. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The epithelial cells of the anterior side in the cornea were removed with a curette and a corpus alienum drill.
Gabriel van Rij, Robert J. Wijdh, Peter G. J. Nikkels 2002, 'INTRACORNEAL AND SCLERAL CYST FOLLOWING CATARACT EXTRACTION', Zdravniški Vestnikhttp://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1701. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
After adequate joint exposure, a power burr and sharp curette was used to remove joint cartilage.
Rishin J. Kadakia MD, Jason T. Bariteau MD, Donald T. Kephart, Nick Willet 2016, 'Development of a Novel Small Animal Ankle Arthrodesis Model', Foot & Ankle Orthopaedicshttps://doi.org/10.1177/2473011416S00050. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)