- mesu scalpel, surgical knife
Used in medical or dissection contexts, often by doctors, nurses, or in crime shows; not common in daily conversation.
医者はメスで腫瘍を切り取った。
Isha wa mesu de shuyō o kiritoritta.
The doctor cut out the tumor with a scalpel.
このメスはとても鋭い。
Kono mesu wa totemo surudoi.
This scalpel is very sharp.
⚖️ Often confused with 'mesu' (female animal), but written differently and unrelated.
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