surgical knife
Precise incision tool
A surgical knife is a knife designed for use in surgery—typically a scalpel or similar instrument with a very sharp, precise blade for making incisions in tissue.
The term is more descriptive than technical; surgeons and medical professionals usually specify the type: scalpel, lancet, bistoury.
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- sharp edgeHoned cutting surface
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
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- ancient surgeryamputation, trepanation, cauterization, bloodletting, cautery
surgical knifesuture needle
Tool for closing incisions
surgical stapler · sutures · stitches · bandage · surgical glue
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Military close-quarters blade
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