scalpel
noun /ˈskælpəl/
/ˈskælpəl/
- a small sharp knife used by doctors in medical operations
- The surgeon made the first incision with a wide-bladed scalpel.
WordfinderTopics Medicinec2- amputate
- anaesthetic
- graft
- operation
- procedure
- scalpel
- scrubs
- stitch
- surgery
- transplant
Oxford Collocations DictionaryScalpel is used before these nouns:- blade
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, or from Latin scalpellum, diminutive of scalprum ‘chisel’, from scalpere ‘to scratch’.