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Plural of scalpel

regular plural

The plural of scalpel is scalpels.

Forms of scalpel

Singularscalpel /ˈskælpəl/
Pluralscalpels
Countablecountable

Scalpels in a sentence

  • The scalpels were soaked in disinfectant before the operation so disease wouldn't be spread.From the entry disinfectant

Meaning of scalpel

  1. noun A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.
  2. verb To hit, thrust, or pierce with a scalpel.

Full definition of scalpel

Questions about the plural of scalpel

What is the plural of scalpel?
The plural of scalpel is scalpels.
Is scalpel countable?
Scalpel is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scalpel (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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