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scalpel

[ skal-puhl ]

noun

  1. a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.


scalpel

/ ˈskælpəl; skælˈpɛlɪk /

noun

  1. a surgical knife with a short thin blade
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Derived Forms

  • scalpellic, adjective
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  • ²õ³¦²¹±ô·±è±ð±ô·±ô¾±³¦ [skal-, pel, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scalpel1

1735–45; < Latin scalpellum, diminutive of scalprum tool for scraping or paring (derivative of scalpere to scratch); for formation castellum
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scalpel1

C18: from Latin scalpellum, from scalper a knife, from scalpere to scrape
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Example Sentences

Chapman had applied gauze to Williams' mouth, not a scalpel.

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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.

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"We say the 'scalpel' rather than the 'hatchet,'" he added, promising agency leaders and Musk would work together effectively.

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“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€

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The work in making government more efficient needs to be done with a scalpel, not a chainsaw.

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