: a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery
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This cosmetic procedure involves using a scalpel to gently scrape away the top layer of skin to remove dead skin cells and fine facial hair.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2023
Others, like Honey’s, were dissected with scalpels and bone saws, to be distributed on the open market.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Giacomo Naldi, Sinner’s physiotherapist, cut his finger while reaching into a bag that contained a scalpel used to treat calluses on Sinner’s feet.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2024
That tool wielded by the Fed is typically described as a sledgehammer, not a scalpel.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2023
Others, like Honey’s, were dissected with scalpels and bone saws, to be distributed on the open market.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Giacomo Naldi, Sinner’s physiotherapist, cut his finger while reaching into a bag that contained a scalpel used to treat calluses on Sinner’s feet.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2024
That tool wielded by the Fed is typically described as a sledgehammer, not a scalpel.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Scalpel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scalpel. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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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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