scalpel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈskælpəl/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scalpellum, from scalprum (“knife”), from scalpere (“to cut”). Doublet of scalpellum.
Meanings
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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.
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 399:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scalpels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
scalpelliform · scalpeliform · microscalpel
Relateds
Translations (62)
de Skalpell (small straight knife) · pt bisturi (small straight knife) · ru ска́льпель (small straight knife) · ro bisturiu (small straight knife) · it scalpello (small straight knife) · lt skalpelis (small straight knife) · tg сӯзанак (small straight knife) · be скальпель (small straight knife) · sk skalpel (small straight knife) · pam bisturí (small straight knife) · ar مِشْرَط (small straight knife) · es escalpelo (small straight knife) · kk скальпель (small straight knife) · el νυστέρι (small straight knife) · uk скальпель (small straight knife) · nn skalpell (small straight knife) · sh skalpel (small straight knife) · is skurðarhnífur (small straight knife) · tl pangadlit (small straight knife) · th มีดผ่าตัด (small straight knife) · da skalpel (small straight knife) · ja 円刃刀 (small straight knife) · bg скалпел (small straight knife) · cmn 手術刀 /手术刀 (small straight knife) · cs skalpel (small straight knife) · hy հերձադանակ (small straight knife) · az neştər (small straight knife) · pt escalpelo (small straight knife) · sv skalpell (small straight knife) · tr neşter (small straight knife) · kl pilaanermut savik (small straight knife) · hu szike (small straight knife) · it bisturi (small straight knife) · nl scalpel (small straight knife) · pl skalpel (small straight knife) · ca bisturí (small straight knife) · el μαχαιρίδιο (small straight knife) · fr scalpel (small straight knife) · yi סקאַלפּעל (small straight knife) · fa اسکالپل (small straight knife) · te స్కాల్పెల్ (small straight knife) · fi skalpelli (small straight knife) · tl bisturi (small straight knife) · io skalpelo (small straight knife) · pdt Doktamassa (small straight knife) · ja メス (small straight knife) · cy fflaim (small straight knife) · nb skalpell (small straight knife) · vi dao mổ (small straight knife) · he אזמל (small straight knife) · la scalpellum (small straight knife) · eo skalpelo (small straight knife) · cmn 解剖刀 (small straight knife) · ga sceanóg (small straight knife) · da operationskniv (small straight knife) · nl scalpeermes (small straight knife) · ko 메스 (small straight knife) · ka სკალპელი (small straight knife) · es bisturí (small straight knife) · ang lǣċeseax (small straight knife) · fi leikkausveitsi (small straight knife) · eu bisturi (small straight knife)