scal·pel
noun/ˈskælpəl/
/ˈskælpəl/
- a small sharp knife used by doctors in medical operations
解剖刀；手术刀 - The surgeon made the first incision with a wide-bladed scalpel.
外科医生用宽口手术刀剖开了第一道切口。
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Oxford Collocations DictionaryScalpel is used before these nouns:- blade
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, or from Latin scalpellum, diminutive of scalprum ‘chisel’, from scalpere ‘to scratch’. - The surgeon made the first incision with a wide-bladed scalpel.