curetting
Scooping out tissue
Curetting is the act of scraping or cleaning a body cavity or surface with a curette—a small spoon-shaped surgical instrument.
The procedure removes tissue for examination or clears unwanted material: The dentist was curetting the infected gum tissue.
Also spelled cureting.
Rubbing away material
- debridementRemoving damaged tissue surgically
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- extractionAct of removing
uterine · dilation · D&C · endometrial · tissue · specimen · sampling · evacuation
Climbing or resizing
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- planingRemoving surface material
- periodontalOf gums and bone
- calculusMathematical analysis system
tartar · subgingival · pocket · debridement · cleaning · gingival · tissue · granulation
scraping
Rubbing away material
- debridementRemoving damaged tissue surgically
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
extraction · uterine · dilation · D&C · endometrial · tissue · specimen · sampling · evacuation · ablation
scaling
Climbing or resizing
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- planingRemoving surface material
- periodontalOf gums and bone
calculus · tartar · subgingival · pocket · debridement · cleaning · gingival · tissue · granulation · scaler
scraping
Rubbing away material
- scoopingLifting with curved tool
- shavingRemoving hair with blade
- excavationAct of unearthing
abrasion · gouging · planing · rasping · smoothing · removing · hollowing · cleaning · clearing · exfoliation
curettingimplanting
Inserting into tissue
depositing · injecting · filling · packing · augmenting
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