SURGICAL KNIFE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)