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noun

scalpellum

gen. scalpelli · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
(collat. form , , , Cels. 2, 10 twice), dim. scalprum
a small surgical knife; a scalpel; a lancet •
a small surgical knife, a scalpel, a lancet: scalpellum adhibere, Cic. Sest. 65, 135; id. Div. 2, 46, 96; Col. 6, 32, 3; Plin. 28, 8, 28, § 110; Veg. Vet. 1, 26, 2; Sen. Ira, 2, 27, 4: scribae, a penknife, Vulg. Jer. 36, 23.
Perseus ID: n42833 Key: scalpellum