'Scalpel' definitions:
Definition of 'scalpel'
From: WordNet
noun
A thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
Definition of 'Scalpel'
From: GCIDE
- Scalpel \Scal"pel\ (sk[a^]l"p[e^]l), n. [L. scalpellum, dim. of scalprum a knife, akin to scalpere to cut, carve, scrape: cf. F. scalpel.] (Surg.) A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting. [1913 Webster]