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Scalpel

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈskælpəl

Definitions

A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.

Equivalents

Españolescalpelo
Françaisscalpel
DeutschSkalpell
32 more languages
العربيةالمبضعمبضعمشرحمشرط
Azərbaycan dilineştər
Беларускаяскальпель
Bosanskiskalpelскалпел
Catalàbisturí
Češtinaskalpel
Cymraegfflaim
Ελληνικάμαχαιρίδιονυστέρι
Suomileikkausveitsiskalpelli
Gaeilgesceanóg
עבריתאזמל
Hrvatskiskalpelскалпел
Magyarszike
Հայերենհերձադանակ
Bahasa Indonesiabisturimes
Italianobisturiscalpello
日本語メス円刃刀
ქართულისკალპელი
한국어메스
Kurdîbisturîmeşneşter
Latinascalpellum
Nederlandsscalpeermesscalpel
Polskiskalpel
Portuguêsbisturi
Românăbisturiu
Русскийскальпель
Slovenčinaskalpel
Српскиskalpelскалпел
Svenskaskalpell
Türkçebisturineşterskalpel
Українськаскальпель
Tiếng Việtdao mổ

Examples

“He feels a tingling behind his ears, anticipating the scalpel and the drill.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

scalpellid scalpellum scalpellus Scalpels Scalper scalphunter

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