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Webster 1913 Edition
Scalpel
Scal′pel
(skăl′pĕl)
, Noun.
[L.
scalpellum
, dim. of scalprum
a knife, akin to scalpere
to cut, carve, scrape: cf. F. scalpel
.] (Surg.)
A small knife with a thin, keen blade, – used by surgeons, and in dissecting.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scalpel
SCALP'EL
,Noun.
In surgery, a knife used in anatomical dissections and surgical operations.