scalpel

nounverbattested in dialogue

//ˈskælpəl//

A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.

noun

1
A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.
He feels a tingling behind his ears, anticipating the scalpel and the drill.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scalpellum, from scalprum (“knife”), from scalpere (“to cut”). Doublet of scalpellum.

verb

1
To hit, thrust, or pierce with a scalpel.

Forms

plural: scalpels

scales · A device for measuring weight.Scales · A surname.scalp · The top of the head; the skull.

scalpel · A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.

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