scalpel

scal·pel (sk

A small straight knife with a thin sharp blade used in surgery and dissection.

[Latin scalpellum, diminutive of scalper, scalprum, knife, from scalpere, to scratch, cut; see skel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

scalpel [ˈskælp^əl]

(Medicine / Surgery) a surgical knife with a short thin blade

[from Latin scalpellum, from scalper a knife, from scalpere to scrape]

scalpellic [skælˈpɛlɪk] adj

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Noun

scalpel - a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery

surgical knife - a very sharp knife used in surgery

Translations

scalpel [ˈskælpəl] N → escalpelo m

scalpel [ˈskælp^əl] n → scalpel m

scalpel

n → Skalpell nt

scalpel [ˈskælp/əl] n → bisturi m inv

scalpel

n scalpel [ˈskӕlpəl]

a small knife with a thin blade, used in surgical operations. skalpel مِشْرَط، مِبْضَع скалпел skalpel skalpel das Skalpell νυστέρι escalpelo, bisturí skalpell چاقوي كوچك جراحي leikkausveitsi scalpel אִזמֶל נִיתוּחִים स्कैलपेल, क्षुरिका skalpel szike pisau operasi skurðhnífur bisturi 外科用メス 외과용 메스 skalpelis skalpelis skalpel ontleedmes skalpell; disseksjonskniv skalpel escalpelo bisturiu скальпель skalpel skalpel skalpel skalpell มีดเล็กสำหรับผ่าตัด neşter 手術刀，解剖刀 скальпель عظم تراش dao mổ(y học) 手术刀，解剖刀

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Then Philip took up the scalpel and the tweezers and began working while the other looked on.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

He stopped and let loose the practised scalpel of his tongue, not loudly.

The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context

I began with a sheep, and killed it after a day and a half by a slip of the scalpel.

The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context

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