scalpel

[ skal-puhl ]
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noun
  1. a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.

Origin of scalpel

1
1735–45; <Latin scalpellum, diminutive of scalprum tool for scraping or paring (derivative of scalpere to scratch); for formation see castellum

Other words from scalpel

  • scal·pel·lic [skal-pel-ik], /skælˈpɛl ɪk/, adjective

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scalpel

/ (ˈskælpəl) /


noun
  1. a surgical knife with a short thin blade

Origin of scalpel

1
C18: from Latin scalpellum, from scalper a knife, from scalpere to scrape

Derived forms of scalpel

  • scalpellic (skælˈpɛlɪk), adjective

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