メスメスCommon wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000Meanings1nounscalpel; surgical knifeA small, sharp knife used in surgery. The word is a common medical term in Japanese.from Dutch mes外げ科か医いはメスを手てに取とった。The surgeon picked up the scalpel.手しゅ術じゅつには滅めっ菌きんしたメスを使つかいます。We use a sterilized scalpel for the operation.