Sami used a forceps to pick the ant up from its thorax.
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Forceps
//ˈfɔːsɛps//
Synonyms for "forceps" (14 found)
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1 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 31 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- λαβίς noun (instrument used in surgery)
- πυράγρα noun (instrument used in surgery)
- σαρκολαβίς noun (instrument used in surgery)
Bulgarian
1 entries- щипци noun (instrument used in surgery)
Catalan
1 entries- fòrceps noun (instrument used in surgery)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 產鉗 /产钳 noun (instrument used in surgery)
- 鉗子 /钳子 noun (instrument used in surgery)
- 鑷子 /镊子 noun (instrument used in surgery)
Dutch
1 entries- pincet noun (instrument used in surgery)
Estonian
1 entries- sünnitustangid noun (instrument used in surgery)
Finnish
2 entries- atulat noun (instrument used in surgery)
- pihdit noun (instrument used in surgery)
French
2 entries- davier noun (instrument used in surgery)
- forceps noun (instrument used in surgery)
German
3 entries- Forzeps noun (instrument used in surgery)
- Pinzette noun (instrument used in surgery)
- Zange noun (instrument used in surgery)
Greek
1 entries- λαβίδα noun (instrument used in surgery)
Hindi
1 entries- चिमटा noun (instrument used in surgery)
Indonesian
1 entries- forsep noun (instrument used in surgery)
Inuktitut
1 entries- ᑭᒍᑕᐃᖅᓯᔾᔭᑎᑦ noun (instrument used in surgery)
Irish
1 entries- teanchair noun (instrument used in surgery)
Italian
1 entries- forcipe noun (instrument used in surgery)
Japanese
1 entries- 鉗子 noun (instrument used in surgery)
Kannada
1 entries- ಚಿಮುಟಾಂಗ noun (instrument used in surgery)
Korean
1 entries- 집게 noun (instrument used in surgery)
Latin
1 entries- forceps noun (instrument used in surgery)
Macedonian
1 entries- пинцета noun (instrument used in surgery)
Malay
1 entries- forsep noun (instrument used in surgery)
Malayalam
1 entries- ചവണ noun (instrument used in surgery)
Polish
2 entries- kleszcze noun (instrument used in surgery)
- szczypce noun (instrument used in surgery)
Portuguese
1 entries- fórceps noun (instrument used in surgery)
Russian
3 entries- зажи́м noun (instrument used in surgery)
- пинце́т noun (instrument used in surgery)
- щипцы́ noun (instrument used in surgery)
Spanish
1 entries- fórceps noun (instrument used in surgery)
Tagalog
1 entries- panipit noun (instrument used in surgery)
Tamil
2 entries- இடுக்கி noun (instrument used in surgery)
- சாவணம் noun (instrument used in surgery)
Telugu
1 entries- పటకారు noun (instrument used in surgery)
Turkish
1 entries- pens noun (instrument used in surgery)
Ukrainian
1 entries- акушерські щипці noun (instrument used in surgery)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Sami caught the ant with a forceps.
Source: tatoeba (6402983)
The doctor pulled his tooth with the forceps.
Source: tatoeba (9766791)
The doctor used forceps to lift the flap of skin.
Source: tatoeba (10538176)
Showing 4 of 6 available sentences.
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