Scalpel
noun
A small sharp knife used by doctors in medical operations.
The surgeon picked up the scalpel and began the operation
Often appears as...
- pick up a scalpel
- scalpel for surgery
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Technical
noun
A tool or instrument used in drawing or engraving.
He carefully used the scalpel to etch a design into the surface
Often appears as...
- use a scalpel
- scalpel for drawing
noun
A small sharp knife used by doctors in medical operations.
The surgeon picked up the scalpel and began the operation
Often appears as...
- pick up a scalpel
- scalpel for surgery
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A tool or instrument used in drawing or engraving.
He carefully used the scalpel to etch a design into the surface
Often appears as...
- use a scalpel
- scalpel for drawing
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Surgical Precision
Used to describe accuracy in medical contexts, often beyond surgery.
The procedure requires the precision of a scalpel.
Pro Tip 2/3Clinical Atmosphere
Mentions of a scalpel usually suggest a sterile, clinical setting.
She entered the room, which had the cold feel of a scalpel.
Pro Tip 3/3Life-saving Tool
Scalpels are associated with life-saving operations and skilled surgeons.
The skilled surgeon's scalpel was life-saving.
Pro Tip 1/3Surgical Precision
Used to describe accuracy in medical contexts, often beyond surgery.
The procedure requires the precision of a scalpel.
Pro Tip 2/3Clinical Atmosphere
Mentions of a scalpel usually suggest a sterile, clinical setting.
She entered the room, which had the cold feel of a scalpel.
Pro Tip 3/3Life-saving Tool
Scalpels are associated with life-saving operations and skilled surgeons.
The skilled surgeon's scalpel was life-saving.
Pro Tip 1/3Surgical Precision
Used to describe accuracy in medical contexts, often beyond surgery.
The procedure requires the precision of a scalpel.
Pro Tip 2/3Clinical Atmosphere
Mentions of a scalpel usually suggest a sterile, clinical setting.
She entered the room, which had the cold feel of a scalpel.
Pro Tip 3/3Life-saving Tool
Scalpels are associated with life-saving operations and skilled surgeons.
The skilled surgeon's scalpel was life-saving.
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How whales breathe,...
And my scalpel is this little tool on the side here. It basically looks like a hockey stick with a blade on the end of it. And doing a dissection of a whale is a very difficult process. You literally have to get into your work. It's kind of like a giant bloody construction zone. You're wearing a hard hat, you're working with heavy machinery.
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Julian Treasure: Shh!...
and I think it's the way we're going to change the way the world sounds. I'm going to just run quickly through eight modalities, eight ways sound can improve health. First, we're very familiar with it from physical therapy; it's also now being used to treat cancer. Lithotripsy -- saving thousands of people a year from the scalpel
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Can you solve the...
then the troll has to release your brother. And by its own rules, the troll has to free the creatures as well, since you said a true statement. By wielding just 5 words like a logical scalpel, you’ve forced the troll to free all its prisoners. As the troll stomps off in anger,
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
Right now, it might just look like a few floating balls, but before long, this technology could change your life, or maybe even save it. Imagine if your doctor could move things around in your body without surgery and without scalpels
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Giant Great White Shark...
by an animal that could be a ton in weight with 300 scalpel sharp teeth it would be simply unstoppable if this was a real seal right now it would be in tatters this is a devastating predatory technique the shark's eyes pressure and
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What is metallic glass?...
But they're way stronger than most metals, which means they can withstand a lot of force without getting bent or dented, making ultrasharp scalpels, and ultrastrong electronics cases, hinges, screws; the list goes on.
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How a Woman's Donated...
do it if that's what she really needed so we were friends dissecting a body with a sharp scalpel sounds nicer to me than taking that same body apart with a machine but if we really think all we are is a bunch of
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My failed mission to...
he actually performs surgery -- the real kind, with a scalpel, but no anesthesia. Yeah, I don't know. He also offers invisible surgery, where there is no cutting, and surrogate surgery,
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Performing brain surgery...
Every year, tens of thousands of people world-wide have brain surgery without a single there’s no scalpel, no operating table, and the patient loses no blood.
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Maggot Medicine PIPE...
complete than a surgeon with a scalpel maggots some people see them as slimy disgusting repellent and some day they just might save your life
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How whales breathe,...
And my scalpel is this little tool on the side here. It basically looks like a hockey stick with a blade on the end of it. And doing a dissection of a whale is a very difficult process. You literally have to get into your work. It's kind of like a giant bloody construction zone. You're wearing a hard hat, you're working with heavy machinery.
Video examples
Julian Treasure: Shh!...
and I think it's the way we're going to change the way the world sounds. I'm going to just run quickly through eight modalities, eight ways sound can improve health. First, we're very familiar with it from physical therapy; it's also now being used to treat cancer. Lithotripsy -- saving thousands of people a year from the scalpel
Video examples
Can you solve the...
then the troll has to release your brother. And by its own rules, the troll has to free the creatures as well, since you said a true statement. By wielding just 5 words like a logical scalpel, you’ve forced the troll to free all its prisoners. As the troll stomps off in anger,
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
Right now, it might just look like a few floating balls, but before long, this technology could change your life, or maybe even save it. Imagine if your doctor could move things around in your body without surgery and without scalpels
Video examples
Giant Great White Shark...
by an animal that could be a ton in weight with 300 scalpel sharp teeth it would be simply unstoppable if this was a real seal right now it would be in tatters this is a devastating predatory technique the shark's eyes pressure and
Video examples
What is metallic glass?...
But they're way stronger than most metals, which means they can withstand a lot of force without getting bent or dented, making ultrasharp scalpels, and ultrastrong electronics cases, hinges, screws; the list goes on.
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How a Woman's Donated...
do it if that's what she really needed so we were friends dissecting a body with a sharp scalpel sounds nicer to me than taking that same body apart with a machine but if we really think all we are is a bunch of
Video examples
My failed mission to...
he actually performs surgery -- the real kind, with a scalpel, but no anesthesia. Yeah, I don't know. He also offers invisible surgery, where there is no cutting, and surrogate surgery,
Video examples
Performing brain surgery...
Every year, tens of thousands of people world-wide have brain surgery without a single there’s no scalpel, no operating table, and the patient loses no blood.
Video examples
Maggot Medicine PIPE...
complete than a surgeon with a scalpel maggots some people see them as slimy disgusting repellent and some day they just might save your life
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Greg Gutfeld
American Author
I always thought Jon Stewart was an extremely good surgeon with his scalpel. He would have Republicans on who, I guess, were unclear about what Stewart was up to, and while Jon Stewart was being nice, he was building a case for drowning them.
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Brigitte Macron
French Educator
I have a boundless passion for Flaubert. It's unthinkable to me that someone might not have read 'Madame Bovary.' He writes with a scalpel. Everything has meaning. My students were not allowed not to like him!
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Paul Nassif
Lebanese Celebrity
In all of life, I've never heard of a C-section where a scalpel goes too deep and actually slices into the baby's forehead. Or even touches the baby's forehead.
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Lenny Bruce
American Comedian
I'm not a comedian. And I'm not sick. The world is sick, and I'm the doctor. I'm a surgeon with a scalpel for false values.
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Irving Penn
American Photographer
I have always stood in awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel.
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Ed Koch
American Politician
The knife of corruption endangered the life of New York City. The scalpel of the law is making us well again.
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Paul Kalanithi
American Writer
When there's no place for the scalpel, words are the surgeon's only tool.
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Michael Ondaatje
Canadian Author
A writer uses a pen instead of a scalpel or blow torch.
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Patricia Cornwell
American Writer
I've never taken a scalpel to a dead body.
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Demi Moore
Actress
The scalpel won't make you happy.
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Greg Gutfeld
American Author
I always thought Jon Stewart was an extremely good surgeon with his scalpel. He would have Republicans on who, I guess, were unclear about what Stewart was up to, and while Jon Stewart was being nice, he was building a case for drowning them.
Quote examples
Brigitte Macron
French Educator
I have a boundless passion for Flaubert. It's unthinkable to me that someone might not have read 'Madame Bovary.' He writes with a scalpel. Everything has meaning. My students were not allowed not to like him!
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Paul Nassif
Lebanese Celebrity
In all of life, I've never heard of a C-section where a scalpel goes too deep and actually slices into the baby's forehead. Or even touches the baby's forehead.
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Lenny Bruce
American Comedian
I'm not a comedian. And I'm not sick. The world is sick, and I'm the doctor. I'm a surgeon with a scalpel for false values.
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Irving Penn
American Photographer
I have always stood in awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel.
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Ed Koch
American Politician
The knife of corruption endangered the life of New York City. The scalpel of the law is making us well again.
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Paul Kalanithi
American Writer
When there's no place for the scalpel, words are the surgeon's only tool.
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Michael Ondaatje
Canadian Author
A writer uses a pen instead of a scalpel or blow torch.
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Patricia Cornwell
American Writer
I've never taken a scalpel to a dead body.
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Demi Moore
Actress
The scalpel won't make you happy.
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