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Scalpel

Scalpel Meaning & Definition
Scalpel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scalpel?

[n] a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery

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Scalpel In Webster's Dictionary

\Scal"pel\ (sk[a^]l"p[e^]l), n. [L. scalpellum, dim. of scalprum a knife, akin to scalpere to cut, carve, scrape: cf. F. scalpel.] (Surg.) A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting.

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