forceps

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
A pair of appendages on the abdomen of some insects, such as earwigs, resembling the medical instrument.

/ˈfɔːsɛps/ /ˈfɔːsəps/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forceps.wav /ˈfoɹsɛps/ /ˈfɔ(ː)ɹsɛps/

forceps forcipes forcepses

Learned borrowing from Latin forceps.

pair of forceps

dressing forceps eyelash forceps forceps delivery forceps-like forcepslike forcepstail gonoforceps microforceps midforceps

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