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SURGICAL KNIFE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very sharp knife used in surgery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("surgical knife" is a kind of...):
knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
surgical instrument (a medical instrument used in surgery)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "surgical knife"):
catling (a long double-edged knife used for amputations)
lance; lancet (a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions)
scalpel (a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery)
