scalpel

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scalpellum, from scalprum (“knife”), from scalpere (“to cut”). Displaced native Old English lǣċeseax (literally “doctor knife”).

noun

  1. A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.

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