scalpel
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scal·pel
(skăl′pəl)n.
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- in Indo-European roots.]
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scalpel
(ˈskælpəl)n
(Surgery) a surgical knife with a short thin blade
[C18: from Latin scalpellum, from scalper a knife, from scalpere to scrape]
scalpellic adj
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scal•pel
(ˈskæl pəl)n.
a small, light, usu. straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
[1735–45; < Latin scalpellum, diminutive of scalprum tool for scraping or paring (derivative of scalpere to scratch; see castle)]
scal•pel′lic (-ˈpɛl ɪk) adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() surgical knife - a very sharp knife used in surgery |
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Translations
مِشْرَط، مِبْضَع
skalpel
skalpel
skurîhnífur
skalpelis
skalpelis
skalpel
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scalpel
n → Skalpell nt
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scalpel
(ˈskӕlpəl) noun a small knife with a thin blade, used in surgical operations.
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scal·pel
n. escalpelo; bisturí, instrumento quirúrgico.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
scalpel
n bisturí m, escalpeloEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.