n. A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A small light knife, which may be held like a pen, used in anatomical dissection and in surgical operations, having the back of the blade straight or nearly so, the edge more or less convex, and the point sharp.
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n. a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
Word Usage
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