Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,918,388,846 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Scalpel
(redirected from Scapel)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
scalpel
a surgical knife with a short thin blade

scalpel [′skal·pəl]
(design engineering)
A small, straight, very sharp knife (or detachable blade for a knife), used for dissecting.

Scalpel 

a surgical knife 12–15 cm long, used for cutting soft tissues. Devices that operate on the basis of some physics principle and that cut tissues are also called scalpels, for example, the ultrasonic scalpel and the laser-beam scalpel.



Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Williams' style, whether in the public theater, the private letter, or these short essays variously written for introductions, or editions of his work, are filled with capsules of insight and cut with the scapel of wit.
The French stylists have dropped a tall-bodied car onto a compact chassis, been clever with the scapel to add some interesting contours, plus cheerful cosmetics and the result is an engaging model with lots of chic - and street cred.
The French stylists have dropped a tall-bodied car onto a compact chassis, been clever with the scapel to add some interesting contours, plus cheerful cosmetics and the result has been a engaging model with lots of chic - and street cred.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.