Definitions for scalpelˈskæl pəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
scal•pelˈskæl pəl(n.)
a small, light, usu. straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
Category: Surgery
Origin of scalpel:
1735–45; < L scalpellum, dim. of scalprum tool for scraping or paring (der. of scalpere to scratch; see castle )
scal•pel′lic-ˈpɛl ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
scalpel(noun)
a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
Wiktionary
scalpel(Noun)
A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.
Origin: scalpellum, from scalprum, from scalpere.
Webster Dictionary
Scalpel(noun)
a small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting
Translations for scalpel
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
scalpel(noun)
a small knife with a thin blade, used in surgical operations.
- skalpelAfrikaans
- مِشْرَط، مِبْضَعArabic
- скалпелBulgarian
- bisturiPortuguese (BR)
- skalpelCzech
- das SkalpellGerman
- skalpelDanish
- νυστέριGreek
- escalpelo, bisturíSpanish
- skalpellEstonian
- چاقوي كوچك جراحيFarsi
- skalpelliFinnish
- scalpelFrench
- אִזמֶל נִיתוּחִיםHebrew
- स्कैलपेल, क्षुरिकाHindi
- skalpelCroatian
- szikeHungarian
- pisau operasiIndonesian
- skurðhnífurIcelandic
- bisturiItalian
- 外科用メスJapanese
- 외과용 메스Korean
- skalpelisLithuanian
- skalpelisLatvian
- skalpelMalay
- ontleedmesDutch
- skalpell; disseksjonsknivNorwegian
- skalpelPolish
- چاقوي كوچك جراحيPersian
- د جراحى چاړه،Pashto
- escalpeloPortuguese
- bisturiuRomanian
- скальпельRussian
- skalpelSlovak
- skalpelSlovenian
- skalpelSerbian
- skalpellSwedish
- มีดเล็กสำหรับผ่าตัดThai
- neşterTurkish
- 手術刀，解剖刀Chinese (Trad.)
- скальпельUkrainian
- عظم تراشUrdu
- dao mổ(y học)Vietnamese
- 手术刀，解剖刀Chinese (Simp.)
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