: a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery
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Instead of cutting into the human body with a scalpel, the nanorobots can move through veins and arteries, to do things like handle aneurysms or occlusions, for instance, or prevent cardiac events.
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John Werner, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
But behind the self-effacing demeanor, allies of Ms. Wiles said, is a woman who can wield a scalpel.
—Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Rather than addressing administrative snafus with a scalpel, DOGE risks creating constitutional ones with its axe.
—Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
Claire, on the other hand, has reached the anger level of her grief and considers harming herself using one of her scalpels.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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John Werner, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
But behind the self-effacing demeanor, allies of Ms. Wiles said, is a woman who can wield a scalpel.
—Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Rather than addressing administrative snafus with a scalpel, DOGE risks creating constitutional ones with its axe.
—Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
Claire, on the other hand, has reached the anger level of her grief and considers harming herself using one of her scalpels.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Scalpel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scalpel. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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scalpel
noun
scal·pel
ˈskal-pəl 
also skal-ˈpel
: a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery
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