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Meanings of scalpel in English

Russian
скальпель
Portuguese
bisturi
Spanish
bisturí
Catalan
bisturí
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Sharp bladed instrument used for surgery.

        Related terms
        скальпель
        Usage of scalpel in English
        1
        Without a word, he positioned his scalpel to sever the great vessels.
        Gravity
        2
        Sam moved toward the scalpel on the tray by her right hand.
        The cold room
        3
        Within a week of that appointment, Klingenberg went under the surgeon's scalpel.
        Radio NZ
        4
        I became fascinated by those scalpel-sharp words that are untranslatable without remainder.
        The Guardian
        5
        It was never touched by the scalpel nor cut with the dissecting-knife.
        Unity of Good
        6
        A second later the scalpel blade appeared, slicing through the thin fabric.
        Carrion comfort
        7
        Political sluggishness and sluggards will be responded to with a scalpel-like sharpness.
        Jamaica Observer
        8
        It looks like it was made with the point of a scalpel.
        White corridor
        9
        Why use a scalpel when a sledgehammer was so much more fun?
        Darkness unleashed
        10
        Ulv watched intently as she took the scalpel out of its holder.
        Planet of the Damned
        11
        You don't do surgery with a hammer -you use a scalpel.
        The Guardian
        12
        The brave man with a sword.' And the dentist with a scalpel.
        The burglar in the closet
        13
        What he needed was a scalpel, a razor, or an X-ACTO blade.
        Hollow World
        14
        During the hush, Carrington takes the surgical scalpel and cuts his thumb.
        The thing from another world
        15
        But a scalpel can finish you just as decisively as a hammer.
        The Guardian
        16
        Imagining his razor was a scalpel, he pictured dissecting his own body.
        Spiral
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        Translations for scalpel
        Portuguese
        bisturi
        Scalpel through the time
        Scalpel across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common