scalpel blade

Surgeon's precise edge

A scalpel blade is the thin, sharp cutting component of a surgical scalpel, designed to be replaceable.

Blades come in standardized shapes and sizes for different procedures—a #10 blade for general incisions, a #11 for puncturing, a #15 for delicate work.

The surgeon called for a fresh scalpel blade.

Related

first incision · sharp · steel · cutting · dissection · precision · surgeon · steady hand · operating · operating table · tissue · sterile · edge · slice · paper thin · wound · lancet · razor

Opposites
sharpness/precision

scalpel bladeblunt instrument

Weapon lacking an edge

club · mallet · hammer · cudgel · bludgeon

delicacy of use

scalpel bladesledgehammer

Massive long-handled mallet

wrecking ball · jackhammer · axe · cleaver · machete

disposability/reusability

scalpel bladefixed blade

Knife without hinge mechanism

Family

scalpel, blade, scalpels, blades, bladed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG