Taber's Medical Dictionary
scalpel
(skal′pĕl )
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A straight or angle-tipped handle for holding a surgical blade.
SCALPELS A. Disposable B. Handles
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Scalpel." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761612/all/harmonic_scalpel.
Scalpel. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761612/all/harmonic_scalpel. Accessed April 20, 2026.
Scalpel. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761612/all/harmonic_scalpel
Scalpel [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 20]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761612/all/harmonic_scalpel.
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