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Definition of scalpel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scalpel

noun
 
/ˈskælpəl/
 
/ˈskælpəl/
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  1. a small sharp knife used by doctors in medical operations
    • The surgeon made the first incision with a wide-bladed scalpel.
    Topics Healthcarec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryScalpel is used before these nouns:
    • blade
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    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, or from Latin scalpellum, diminutive of scalprum ‘chisel’, from scalpere ‘to scratch’.
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