What does scalpel mean?

Definitions for scalpel
ˈskæl pəlscalpel

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. scalpelnoun

    a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery

Wiktionary

  1. scalpelnoun

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

  2. Etymology: scalpellum, from scalprum, from scalpere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. SCALPELnoun

    An instrument used to scrape a bone by chirurgeons.

    Etymology: Fr. scalpellum, Latin.

Wikipedia

  1. Scalpel

    A scalpel, lancet, or bistoury is a small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery, anatomical dissection, podiatry and various arts and crafts (either called a hobby knife or an X-acto knife.). Scalpels may be single-use disposable or re-usable. Re-usable scalpels can have permanently attached blades that can be sharpened or, more commonly, removable single-use blades. Disposable scalpels usually have a plastic handle with an extensible blade (like a utility knife) and are used once, then the entire instrument is discarded. Scalpel blades are usually individually packed in sterile pouches but are also offered non-sterile. Double-edged scalpels are referred to as "lancets". Scalpel blades are usually made of hardened and tempered steel, stainless steel, or high carbon steel; in addition, titanium, ceramic, diamond and even obsidian knives are not uncommon. For example, when performing surgery under MRI guidance, steel blades are unusable (the blades would be drawn to the magnets and would also cause image artifacts). Historically, the preferred material for surgical scalpels was silver. Scalpel blades are also offered by some manufacturers with a zirconium nitride–coated edge to improve sharpness and edge retention. Others manufacture blades that are polymer-coated to enhance lubricity during a cut. Alternatives to scalpels in surgical applications include electrocautery and lasers.

ChatGPT

  1. scalpel

    A scalpel is a small, precise, and sharp surgical instrument used for making incisions in skin and other body tissues during surgery. It typically consists of a handle and a thin, steel blade which can be disposable or reusable.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scalpelnoun

    a small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting

  2. Etymology: [L. scalpellum, dim. of scalprum a knife, akin to scalpere to cut, carve, scrape: cf. F. scalpel.]

Wikidata

  1. Scalpel

    A scalpel, or lancet, is a small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery, anatomical dissection, and various arts and crafts. Scalpels may be single-use disposable or re-usable. Re-usable scalpels can have attached, resharpenable blades or, more commonly, non-attached, replaceable blades. Disposable scalpels usually have a plastic handle with an extensible blade and are used once, then the entire instrument discarded. Scalpel blades are usually individually packed in sterile pouches but are also offered non-sterile. Double-edged scalpels are referred to as "lancets". Scalpel blades are usually made of hardened and tempered steel, stainless steel, or high carbon steel; in addition, titanium, ceramic, diamond and even obsidian knives are not uncommon. For example, when performing surgery under MRI guidance, steel blades are unusable or may cause image artifacts. Scalpel blades are also offered by select manufacturers with a Zirconium Nitride coated edge to improve sharpness and edge retention. Others manufacture blades that are polymer coated to enhance lubricity during a cut. Alternatives to scalpels in surgical applications include electrocautery and lasers.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Scalpel

    skalp′el, n. a small surgical knife for dissecting and operating.—n. Scalpel′lum, one of the four filamentous organs in the proboscis of hemipterous insects:—pl. Scalpel′la.—adj. Scal′priform, chisel-shaped, specifically said of the incisor teeth of rodents. [L. scalpellum, dim. of scalprum, a knife—scalpĕre, to cut.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scalpel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scalpel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of scalpel in a Sentence

  1. Josh Bivens:

    Yanking down on aggregate demand level by raising rates would be a machine gun approach to something that needs a scalpel.

  2. Douglas Leonard Martin, Douglas Leonard Martin in a letter to FDA in 1975.:

    There is no eraser on the end of a scalpel.

  3. Lee Green:

    The feel is very different because obsidian has no 'bite,' if you look under the microscope at a steel scalpel edge it looks almost like a saw, it has teeth, whereas obsidian is smooth even microscopically.

  4. Asier Marzo:

    For me the major application, the best application, would be going smaller and levitating things inside your body and this could be drug capsules, this could be kidney stones, this could be clots or micro surgical instruments, a tiny scalpel, tiny scissors that you could control from the outside without any incision.

  5. Nicholas Chamfort:

    An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and a rough-edged lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and tortures the living.

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