English Explanatory Dictionary

scalpel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.
verb
  1. To hit, thrust, or pierce with a scalpel.

Pronunciation

/ˈskælpəl/ En-us-scalpel.oga

Word forms

scalpel scalpels

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scalpellum, from scalprum (“knife”), from scalpere (“to cut”). Doublet of scalpellum.

Related words

bistoury knife

Derived words

microscalpel scalpeliform scalpelliform
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