scalpel

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scalpel - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scalpel \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.
     [1913 Webster]

scalpel - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  scalpel
      n 1: a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and
           surgery