SCALPEL


Meaning of SCALPEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskal-pəl also ]

skal-ˈpel noun

Etymology: Latin scalpellus, scalpellum, diminutive of scalper, scalprum chisel, knife, from scalpere to scratch, carve

Date: 1742

: a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery

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