: a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery
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These portions, which are shaped either like a long marquise diamond or the same stone cut in half, are removed from the page with a scalpel—a fitting tool given the surgical precision required.
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Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024
This means using a scalpel rather than an axe to force Israel to own the consequences of its behavior in the West Bank without eroding its overall security posture in the face of legitimate and ongoing threats from Iran and its proxies.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
This test removes a small piece of skin using a knife scalpel, scissors, razor blade (shave biopsy), or round cutter (punch biopsy) for examination under a microscope.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 24 July 2024
This means using a scalpel rather than an ax to force Israel to own the consequences of its behavior in the West Bank without eroding its overall security posture in the face of legitimate and ongoing threats from Iran and its proxies.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
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Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024
This means using a scalpel rather than an axe to force Israel to own the consequences of its behavior in the West Bank without eroding its overall security posture in the face of legitimate and ongoing threats from Iran and its proxies.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
This test removes a small piece of skin using a knife scalpel, scissors, razor blade (shave biopsy), or round cutter (punch biopsy) for examination under a microscope.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 24 July 2024
This means using a scalpel rather than an ax to force Israel to own the consequences of its behavior in the West Bank without eroding its overall security posture in the face of legitimate and ongoing threats from Iran and its proxies.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
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scalpel
noun
scal·pel
ˈskal-pəl 
also skal-ˈpel
: a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery
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