scalprum

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scal·prum

(skal'prŭm),

Obsolete term for a large, strong scalpel or raspatory.

[L. chisel, penknife, fr. scalpo, pp. scalptus, to carve]

(skal'prŭm)

1. A large, strong scalpel.

2. A raspatory.

[L. chisel, penknife, fr. scalpo, pp. scalptus, to carve]

(skăl′prŭm) plural.scalpra [L., knife]

1. A toothed instrument for removal of carious bone or for trephining.

2. A large scalpel.

3. The cutting edge of an incisor tooth.

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The upright is too long and the top diagonals too short and too straight for SCALPRUM (L.278) to be convincing as a reading.