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• n  a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery

• Forceps, scalpels, hypodermic syringes and stethoscopes are precision-made and therefore expensive.
• The bloody scalpel sliced through his glove and deep into his left thumb.
• Just because autonomy doesn't show up on an X-ray doesn't mean it can't be harmed by a scalpel.

News & Articles

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• Conservator pinpoints original colors, both boring and exciting
  Frances Ford may be the only person in Charleston who uses a No. 15 surgical scalpel blade and a bone saw without performing surgery.
  June 16, 2013 - The Post and Courier
• The Woodlands, TX Periodontist, Dr. Gayle Bradshaw Brings the Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure to Texas ...
  Dr. Gayle Bradshaw is a periodontist now offering Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure for the treatment of advanced gum disease to her Texas patients. This gum disease treatment employs the PerioLase MVP-7 laser to remove diseased tissue and bacteria instead of the traditional scalpel. (PRWeb June 14, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10836933.htm
  June 15, 2013 - PRWeb
• Columbus, MS Periodontist, Dr. John W. Starr of Golden Triangle Periodontal Center Brings Laser Gum Disease Treatment ...
  Gum disease patients in Columbus, MS are now receiving the Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure for gum disease treatment from periodontist John W. Starr, Jr., D.M.D. The advanced procedure uses an FDA cleared laser instead of a scalpel to remove unhealthy gum tissue. (PRWeb June 13, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10833470.htm
  June 14, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• John McCain in WISN.com
  Yes we may have to cut some spending, although I disagree with Senator McCain about an across-the board freeze. That's an example of an unfair burden-sharing. That's using a hatchet to cut the federal budget. I want to use a scalpel so that people... Barack Obama http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHQ0yfPaaXFGqLKymRgcres0I2nuA WIFR http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/30606829.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHh8iMOnwB4Ei21OdnxMmKTD4IfmA Oct 7, 2008 86290 115373 scalpel I would have, first of all, across-the-board spending freeze, OK? Some people say that's a hatchet. That's a hatchet, and then I would get out a scalpel," McCain said. "Because we've got -- we have presided over the largest increase -- we've...
• Christopher Christie in BusinessWeek
  We have not taken one dime from classroom instruction, not forced one penny of increase in our property taxes,Christie said. "We have not reduced school aid with an axe --we have done it with a scalpel and with great care."