Amphismela

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An amphismela is an anatomical knife, edged on both sides. The term comes from the Greek αμφι (utrinque, "on both sides"), and μελιζω (incido, "I cut").

Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)