: a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery
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The result was a form of incisionless surgery, a way to wipe out tumors without scalpels, radiation, or heat.
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
The company manufactures and distributes roughly 335,000 different medical and surgical supplies — from gloves, masks and scalpels to wheelchairs.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Death-defying acts are usually performed at the circus, but watching the off-Broadway musical, Slam Frank, is like witnessing a handful of actors juggling scalpels while traversing a tightrope strung over a field of burning truck tires… and singing and dancing to some very catchy music.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2025
The arms of the robot can hold a camera, scalpel, clamps, graspers and other essential tools.
—Novant Health, Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
The company manufactures and distributes roughly 335,000 different medical and surgical supplies — from gloves, masks and scalpels to wheelchairs.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Death-defying acts are usually performed at the circus, but watching the off-Broadway musical, Slam Frank, is like witnessing a handful of actors juggling scalpels while traversing a tightrope strung over a field of burning truck tires… and singing and dancing to some very catchy music.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2025
The arms of the robot can hold a camera, scalpel, clamps, graspers and other essential tools.
—Novant Health, Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Scalpel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scalpel. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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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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