Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Cucharilla cortante

English translation:

curette

Added to glossary by Anahit Simonyan
Mar 11, 2013 17:50
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Cucharilla cortante

Spanish to English Medical Medical: Instruments
Shall it be translated as cutting spoon or shear spoon, or perhaps there is other specific term. Thank you
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 curette

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curette

A curette is a surgical instrument designed for scraping biological tissue or debris in a biopsy, excision, or cleaning procedure. In form, the curette is a small hand tool, often similar in shape to a stylus; at the tip of the curette is a small scoop, hook, or gouge. The verb to curette means to scrape with a curette.
Peer comment(s):

agree Michael T : http://www.kls-martin.com/23-280-01.17936 B6Jkw9Mg__.0.html
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Thank you Michael
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