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surgical knife

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Noun1.surgical knife - a very sharp knife used in surgerysurgical knife - a very sharp knife used in surgery  
catling - a long double-edged knife used for amputations
knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
lancet, lance - a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
scalpel - a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
surgical instrument - a medical instrument used in surgery


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traces the history of the surgical knife from a blunt and erratic stone during palaeolithic times to a steady but not sterile scalpel in Galen's Rome.
It is there, among effects still at the library, Mr Williams found Sir John's blunted surgical knife which he believes was the murder weapon.
 
 
 
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