Curette vs. Cuvette

Curettenoun

A spoon-shaped surgical instrument for cleaning a diseased surface.

Cuvettenoun

a pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table

Curetteverb

To scrape with a curette.

Cuvettenoun

(military) a cunette

Curettenoun

A scoop or ring with either a blunt or a cutting edge, for removing substances from the walls of a cavity, as from the eye, ear, or womb.

Cuvettenoun

(analytical chemistry) a small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides, used to hold a liquid sample to be analysed in the light path of a spectrometer

Curetteverb

To scrape with a curette.

Cuvettenoun

an inner lid of a timepiece

Curettenoun

a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity

Cuvettenoun

A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table.

Curette

A curette is a surgical instrument designed for scraping or debriding 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.

Cuvettenoun

A cunette.

Cuvettenoun

A small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides, used to hold a liquid sample to be analysed in the light path of a spectrometer.

Cuvette

A cuvette (French: cuvette = ) is a small tube-like container with straight sides and a circular or square cross section. It is sealed at one end, and made of a clear, transparent material such as plastic, glass, or fused quartz.

‘little vessel’;