‖ scalprum
(ˈskælprəm)
Also 7 erron. scalpra.
[L., f. scalpĕre scalp v.1]
1. Surg. A rasping instrument; a raspatory.
| 1688 Holme Armoury iii. xx. (Roxb.) 235/2 The Scalpra or Scraping Toole; it is to scrape or shave bones with all. 1767 Gooch Treat. Wounds I. 303 With the knife appropriated to this use and the scalprum, a piece of the scalp is to be removed. 1858 Mayne Expos. Lex., Scalprum..Name for a denticular raspatory used in trepanning. |
2. Anat. The cutting edge of an incisor. Also, a scalpriform incisor.
| 1842 Brande Dict. Sci., etc., Scalprum, in Mammalogy, the cutting edge of the incisor teeth. |