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noun
a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
Origin:
1735–45; < Latin scalpellum, diminutive of scalprum tool for scraping or paring (derivative of scalpere to scratch); for formation see castellum
1735–45; < Latin scalpellum, diminutive of scalprum tool for scraping or paring (derivative of scalpere to scratch); for formation see castellum
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Word Origin & History
scalpel
1742, from L. scalpellum, dim. of scalprum "knife, chisel, tool for scraping or cutting," from scalpere "to carve, cut," related to sculpere "to carve," from PIE base *(s)kel- "to cut, cleave."
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scalpel scal·pel (skāl'pəl)
n.
A small straight knife with a thin sharp blade used in surgery and dissection.
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