Synonyms for scalpel
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : skal-puh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈskæl pəl |
Top 10 synonyms for scalpel Other synonyms for the word scalpel
Définition of scalpel
Origin :- 1742, from Latin scalpellum "a surgical knife," diminutive of scalprum "knife, chisel, tool for scraping or cutting," from scalpere "to carve, cut," related to sculpere "to carve," from PIE root *(s)kel- "to cut, cleave" (see scale (n.1)).
- As in knife : noun cutting tool
- Lift edges of the skin and peel from flesh with a sharp knife or scalpel.
- Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
- "Wait," said Sanchez, lifting the scalpel and tilting his head.
- Extract from : « Wind » by Charles Louis Fontenay
- Even if we had Sainte-Beuve's scalpel, we could not surprise the secret.
- Extract from : « The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Alphonse Daudet
- Fred, my son, bend over him with those bandages and that scalpel.
- Extract from : « In the Mahdi's Grasp » by George Manville Fenn
- Behold, Vitangela, how the scalpel hews that form so loved by thee!
- Extract from : « Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf » by George W. M. Reynolds
- He held the scalpel under my nose in a fist trembling with fury.
- Extract from : « Greylorn » by John Keith Laumer
- Let him who has not used the scalpel rise and stand in his place.
- Extract from : « Strictly Business » by O. Henry
- I could use a scalpel or any other surgical instrument you might have.
- Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
- Ulv watched intently as she took the scalpel out of its holder.
- Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
- Lea took her scalpel and gently prodded the dark moist mass.
- Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
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