curette
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curette
- /kjʊˈɹɛt/
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French curette, from curer (“to clean out, scrape out”).
noun curettes · curet
- A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue. 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.
verb curettes · curetting · curetted · curet
- To scrape with a curette.
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Talk about this word "curette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/curette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. curette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/curette "curette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/curette.Cite this
@misc{curette_2026,
title = {curette},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/curette},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
