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.