SCOOP

n. Skup. An instrument shaped somewhat like a shove], used for removing substances from a canal or cavity, [a, 48.] Cf. CURETTE and SPOON. Ear s. Fr., curette d'oreille. ^^ ^-..^lasg^^^gsag^^ Ger., Ohrenspatel. An instru- ^^~~~ ment with a small, shallow, con- POLITZER'S EAR-SCOOP. cave bowl and a long, slender handle, used for removing cerumen or scales of epidermis from the external auditoryxcai)al. [F.] Hebra's bone s. See Cutting CURETTE. Leroy d'Etiolle's urethral s. An instrument shaped like a lithotrite, with male and female blades; used for removing urethral RECTAL scoop, calculi. [E.] Lithotomy s. Ger., Blasenldffel, Blasenrdumcr. A s. for removing calculous fragments in the operation of lithotomy. [E.] Placenta s. Ger., Nachgeburtsloffel. A long-handled curette for removing attached portions of the placenta, [a, 34.] Schaffer's throat s. A delicate curette for the throat, so made as to be introduced closed, and opened by a rod sliding within the hollow shaft. [E.] [s. 462]