scalpel

🇬🇧 UK/'skælpәl/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2

Definitions

n.

A small, sharp-bladed knife used by surgeons for cutting during operations or dissection

手术刀,解剖刀

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Common Collocations

  • 1.surgical scalpel外科手术刀
  • 2.wield a scalpel使用手术刀
  • 3.scalpel blade手术刀刀片
  • 4.under the scalpel在手术刀下(接受手术)

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The surgeon carefully made the first incision with a sterile scalpel.

  • 2.

    Medical students learn to handle a scalpel with precision during anatomy class.

  • 3.

    The forensic pathologist reached for her scalpel to begin the autopsy.

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