curette vs spatula

curette

noun
  • A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue. 

verb
  • To scrape with a curette. 

spatula

noun
  • A thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc. 

  • A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food. 

  • A croupier's tool for turning up cards in a casino. 

  • A kitchen utensil consisting of a flexible surface attached to a long handle, used for scraping the sides of bowls. 

  • A sclerotized, T-shaped plate in the prothorax of larvae of flies belonging to family Cecidomyiidae, the gall midges. 

verb
  • To strike with a spatula. 

  • To lift with or as if with a spatula. 

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