Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curette

/kjʊˈɹɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: curette
IPA: /kjʊˈɹɛt/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.

verb

To scrape with a curette.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"2020, Yu Matsumoto, 10: Bone Curette Handle for Improved Bone Removal in Endoscopic Ear Surgery, Seiji Kakehata, Tsukasa Ito, Daisuke Yamauchi (editors), Innovations in Endoscopic Ear Surgery, Springer, page 86, Curettes with an octagonal-shaped shaft are readily available and widely distributed in Japan."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: curette

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

curettes (plural) curet (alternative) curettes (present, singular) curetting (participle, present) curetted (participle, past) curetted (past)

Derived Forms

curetter microcurette

Phrases

banjo curette

Synonyms

curet

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce curette?: The recorded pronunciation is /kjʊˈɹɛt/.
What does curette mean?: A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.
Where does curette come from?: It is traced to French.

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