: a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery
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Features include a magnetic eternal pen, ruler, #11 scalpel blade, bottle opener, ceramic-bead glass breaker, bit driver, caliper, and adjustable wrench with a 0-18 mm capacity.
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Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
Kikta’s scalpel cuts into the man’s chest down to his ribs.
—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
His girlfriend in stirrups, her assistant slicing the fruit with a scalpel instead of a chef’s knife.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
But Creasy, fueled by his promises to Poe and his new friendships, digs deep and grabs a scalpel lying on the floor.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
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Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
Kikta’s scalpel cuts into the man’s chest down to his ribs.
—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
His girlfriend in stirrups, her assistant slicing the fruit with a scalpel instead of a chef’s knife.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
But Creasy, fueled by his promises to Poe and his new friendships, digs deep and grabs a scalpel lying on the floor.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
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“Scalpel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scalpel. Accessed 4 Jun. 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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