: a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery
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Cosmetic treatments, such as filing, using scalpels, or lasers or cryotherapy (cold therapy) work to remove warts, callouses, or corns.6 For types that cause chronic symptoms or flare ups, medications and lifestyle changes can help prevent flare ups.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 July 2024
Much of Western New York went untouched by the Democrats’ scalpel.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2024
That includes at least 75 cell phones, more than 340 scalpels or blades as well as narcotics and tobacco between March 2022 and May 2024.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
Carpal tunnel surgery can be performed as an open surgery (involving a scalpel and a larger incision of about 2 inches) or minimally invasive endoscopic surgery (involving a narrow scope and operating equipment with a single smaller incision of about half an inch).
—Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 July 2024
Much of Western New York went untouched by the Democrats’ scalpel.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2024
That includes at least 75 cell phones, more than 340 scalpels or blades as well as narcotics and tobacco between March 2022 and May 2024.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
Carpal tunnel surgery can be performed as an open surgery (involving a scalpel and a larger incision of about 2 inches) or minimally invasive endoscopic surgery (involving a narrow scope and operating equipment with a single smaller incision of about half an inch).
—Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
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“Scalpel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scalpel. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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