- Daviel spoon
- an instrument used in removing the crystalline lens from the eye.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Daviel spoon
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Daviel operation spoon — Da·vi·el operation, spoon (dah ve elґ) [Jacques Daviel, French oculist, 1696–1762, originator of treatment of cataract by extraction of the lens] see under operation and spoon … Medical dictionary
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 remo … Medical dictionary
Daviel — Jacques, French oculist, 1693–1762. See D. operation, D. spoon … Medical dictionary
cuchara de Daviel — Eng. Daviel s spoon Instrumento empleado para extraer el cristalino … Diccionario de oftalmología
