Scalpel
/ˈskælpəl/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
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."
- 2 a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery wordnet
Verb
- 1 To hit, thrust, or pierce with a scalpel.
Example
More examples"What sort of a surgeon refuses to use a scalpel?"
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scalpellum, from scalprum (“knife”), from scalpere (“to cut”). Doublet of scalpellum.