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SPOON EXCAVATOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
DEF

A dental excavator with a spoon-shaped blade, used primarily for removing carious material from a tooth cavity.

OBS

spoon excavator: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • spoon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
DEF

Excavateur dentaire dont la lame est courbée de telle façon que l'arête coupante se trouve sur la face concave de la lame. La section de la lame est approximativement un segment circulaire.

OBS

excavateur cuiller; cuiller : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

cuillet : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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