ecouvillon

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noun

A brush used to abrade the interior of a cavity or a wound.

OriginFrench écouvillon ← Old French escoveillon →
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Meanings

nounecouvillon (plural ecouvillons)

plural ecouvillons

  1. obsoleteA brush used to abrade the interior of a cavity or a wound.

    Finally an ecouvillon soaked in creasote and glycerin is introduced.

    1903, “Curettage in Puerperal Infection”, in The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Empire

Origin

  1. Old Frenchescoveillon
  2. Frenchécouvillon
  3. Englishecouvillon

From French écouvillon, from Old French escoveillon.

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ecouvillon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecouvillon

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Chicago

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