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spoon
An instrument with a handle and a small bowl- or cup-shaped extremity. [A.S. spon, chip]
- cataract s. a small concave instrument for removing a cataractous lens.
- Daviel s. a small ovoid instrument for removing the remains of a cataract after discission.
- sharp s. an instrument with a small cup-shaped extremity having sharpened edges, used for scraping skin lesions.
- Volkmann s. a sharp s. for scraping away carious bone or other diseased tissue.

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(spn) 1. a metallic instrument with an oval bowl to which a handle is attached. 2. spoon excavator.

Medical dictionary. 2011.