scalpels
Precise cutting tools
Scalpels is the plural of scalpel, a small sharp-bladed knife used for surgery and dissection.
The blade is typically thin and pointed, designed for precise incisions.
Figuratively, scalpel suggests surgical precision: The editor took a scalpel to the manuscript, budget cuts made with a scalpel rather than an axe.
Controlled cut into tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
sterile · precision · cutting · tissue · biopsy · suture · lancet · excision
Accuracy of measurement
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- incisiveSharply analytical
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- analysisMethodical study of parts
critique · dissect · surgical precision · razor-sharp · penetrating · exacting · meticulous · clinical
Precision knife brand
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- cardstockRigid paper material
- stencilCutout pattern for painting
- paperPressed pulp for writing
miniatures · hobby · trimming · scoring · balsa wood · leather · bookbinding · architectural model
Body for dissection
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- anatomy labSpace for studying bodies
- medical studentOne training in healthcare
- formaldehydeColorless pungent preservative gas
specimen · gross anatomy · nerve · fascia · muscle · organ · laboratory · teaching
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- surgeonPhysician who operates
operating room · sterile · precision · cutting · tissue · biopsy · suture · lancet · excision · debridement
precision
Accuracy of measurement
analysis · critique · dissect · surgical precision · razor-sharp · penetrating · exacting · meticulous · clinical · unflinching
X-Acto
Precision knife brand
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- cardstockRigid paper material
- stencilCutout pattern for painting
paper · miniatures · hobby · trimming · scoring · balsa wood · leather · bookbinding · architectural model · exacto
cadaver
Body for dissection
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- anatomy labSpace for studying bodies
- medical studentOne training in healthcare
formaldehyde · specimen · gross anatomy · nerve · fascia · muscle · organ · laboratory · teaching · identification
- military medicinecombat medics, combat medic, field hospitals, army surgeon, combat medicine
- medical suppliesbandage, gauze, latex gloves, syringe, nitrile gloves
- specialized equipmentmedical devices, lab equipment, surgical tools, MRI machines, x-ray machines
- vet clinicveterinarian, pet hospital, vet assistant, exam table, waiting rooms
- forensic equipmentevidence bags, fingerprint kit, fingerprint powder, luminol, black light
- lab equipmentmicroscope, microscopes, beaker, beakers, test tube
scalpelsdaggers
Short double-edged blades
bayonets · shivs · swords · weapons · switchblades
scalpelssutures
Medical wound closures
stitches · surgical staples · needle and thread · bandages · clamps
- ticket scalperUnauthorized admission reseller
- laser scalpelLight-beam surgical instrument
- scalpel bladeCutting part of surgical knife