scalpel; surgical knife
A small, sharp knife used in surgery. The word is a common medical term in Japanese.
from Dutch mes
The surgeon picked up the scalpel.
He is a surgeon who has wielded the scalpel for thirty years.
手術には滅菌したメスを使います。
We use a sterilized scalpel for the operation.
electrical scalpel; electrosurgical knife
measuring pipette; graduated pipette
volumetric flask; measuring flask
laser scalpel
measuring cylinder; graduated cylinder
Borrowed from Dutch 'mes' (knife).