[skal-puh
l] 
| a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections. |
[skal-pel-ik] , adjective | scal·pel (skāl'pəl) n. A small straight knife with a thin sharp blade used in surgery and dissection. [Latin scalpellum, diminutive of scalper, scalprum, knife, from scalpere, to scratch, cut; see skel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
scalpel scal·pel (skāl'pəl)
n.
A small straight knife with a thin sharp blade used in surgery and dissection.