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Forceps

//ˈfɔːsɛps// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
  2. 2
    an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies) wordnet
  3. 3
    A pair of appendages on the abdomen of some insects, such as earwigs, resembling the medical instrument.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin forceps.

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