scalprum

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noun

A toothed raspatory used in trephining and in removing carious bone.

OriginLatin scalprum →
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Meanings

nounscalprum (plural scalpra)

plural scalpra

  1. A toothed raspatory used in trephining and in removing carious bone.

    After making the incision, the pericranium must be raised a little from the bone with the edge of the knife, to clear the bone, and the scalprum employed.

    1819, Bartholomew Parr, The London Medical Dictionary
  2. A large strong scalpel.

Origin

  1. Latinscalprum
  2. Englishscalprum

From Latin scalprum.

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APA

scalprum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalprum

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“scalprum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalprum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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