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scalpel

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈskælpəl/

Definition of scalpel

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

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.”
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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.”

verb

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

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Etymology

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

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