: a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery
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Medical Waste Syringes, tubing, scalpels and other biohazards should be disposed as such.
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The issue is that what Brazil often require is a scalpel.
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Chris Baskind, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
The issue is that what Brazil often require is a scalpel.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Satter’s work is always adventurous and scalpel-sharp, a natural fit for this story of obsession and loneliness, beauty and cruelty and killer wigs.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
While Kelso used a happy cudgel to elicit a laugh, Kelley employed a scalpel.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Scalpel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scalpel. Accessed 28 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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