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scalpel
[ skal-puhl ]
noun
- a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
scalpel
/ ˈskælpəl; skælˈpɛlɪk /
noun
- a surgical knife with a short thin blade
Derived Forms
- scalpellic, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ²õ³¦²¹±ô·±è±ð±ô·±ô¾±³¦ [skal-, pel, -ik], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of scalpel1
Example Sentences
Chapman had applied gauze to Williams' mouth, not a scalpel.
The signalling for the Spring Statement is that there will be no more tax rises and no more increases in government spending, instead a scalpel is set to be taken to some departments.
"We say the 'scalpel' rather than the 'hatchet,'" he added, promising agency leaders and Musk would work together effectively.
“By doing this in so many places across the government — and by cutting with an axe instead of a scalpel — you increase the possibility of a major f— up.â€
The work in making government more efficient needs to be done with a scalpel, not a chainsaw.
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