English Explanatory Dictionary

tenaculum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medical instrument consisting of a sharp hook attached to a handle; used mainly for taking up arteries and the like.
  2. A hapteron or holdfast.

Word forms

tenaculum tenacula tenaculums

Etymology

From Latin tenaculum.

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