SCALPEL


Meaning of SCALPEL in English

/ ˈskælpəl; NAmE / noun

a small sharp knife used by doctors in medical operations

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from French , or from Latin scalpellum , diminutive of scalprum chisel, from scalpere to scratch.

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