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forceps::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | extractor |
| Has types | lion-jaw forceps, mouse-tooth forceps |
Examples of forceps
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Orito discards the forceps, lifts the lifeless baby by his ankles and slaps him.
From the denverpost.com
However, Croft did not allow Sims to see the patient, and forceps were not used.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Their forceps are like two protruding, curved points at the end of their abdomen.
From the sacbee.com
BirthSIM gives students a safe test-bed on which to improve their forceps skills.
From the newscientist.com
Then the doctor lightly touched his forceps to the surface of the dog's left eye.
From the time.com
Using sterilised forceps, Amin opens up the foreskin, cleaning under the skin.
From the guardian.co.uk
Her spinal cord was torn during delivery by forceps and she died a week later.
From the ocregister.com
She couldn't push, because it would stress her heart, so doctors used forceps.
From the sltrib.com
Remove the meninges with forceps with fine tips under a dissection microscope.
From the nature.com
- An extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)
- Forceps are a handheld, hinged instrument used for grasping and holding objects. Forceps are used when fingers are too large to grasp small objects or when many objects need to be held at one time while the hands are used to perform a task. ...
- An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers
- Surgical tool shaped like tongs, used for gripping.
- Hand operated medical instrument widely used in fly-fishing to remove flies from the jaws of a hooked fish. Have pliers-like jaws with locking clips so that once they are clamped to the hook, they stay there until you release them.
- Pincerlike grasping or clasping organ; like tongs
- 1. Surgical pincers used for extracting or grasping. 2. A tool usually consisting of two pieces connected at one end, that can be brought or pinched together to hold or manipulate an object. 3. The name given for pincher-like appendages in some insects. ...
- Instrument used for removal of teeth
- Dissection or surgical equipment used to grasp tissues of the body
