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CURET [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

A spoon-shaped instrument for removing material from the wall of a cavity or other surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Instrument chirurgical se terminant en forme de cuillère et permettant d'enlever les tissus malades.

CONT

Curette fenêtrée pour enlever les calculs.

PHR

Ablation à la curette.

PHR

enlever, nettoyer à la curette.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
DEF

Instrumento en forma de cuchara con bordes afilados que se utiliza para raspar superficies y cavidades corporales.

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Record 2 1999-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
  • Dental Surgery
DEF

A spoon or loop-shaped instrument with sharp cutting edges used to perform gingival curettage.

CONT

Curettes are used for gross scaling to remove large calculus deposits, definitive scaling to remove fine calculus, and root planning to smooth and polish the cemental faces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
  • Chirurgie dentaire
DEF

Instrument semblable à un excavateur, composé d'une lame courbe et mince, extérieurement convexe, coupant sur les deux bords, employé par poussées et extractions, pour l'ablation du cément et des tissus mous de la paroi interne d'une poche parodontale.

Spanish

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