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forceps
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forceps
Latin, meaning: pincers, tongs Found op http://archives.nd.edu/fff.htm
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Forceps
A pincer like instrument designed to grasp an object so that it can be held firm or pulled.
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forceps
[n] - an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies) Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=forceps
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forceps
The surgical instruments shaped like pincers or tongs. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Forceps
instruments resembling tweezers that are used to handle objects or tissue during surgery Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=F
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Forceps
Forceps: An instrument with two blades and a handle used for handling, grasping, or compressing. Many types of forceps are employed in medicine, including the alligator forceps (an angled instrument with jaws at the end), tissue forceps (a form of tweezer), hemostatic forceps (also simply called a h... Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=3506
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Forceps
For'ceps noun [ Latin forceps , -cipis , from the root of formus Hot + capere to take; akin to English heave . Confer Furnace .] 1. A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding fir... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/57
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forceps
1. <instrument> A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentist... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?forceps
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forceps
noun an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies) Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=forceps
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forceps
(for´seps) a two-bladed instrument with a handle, used for compressing or grasping tissues in surgical operations, handling sterile dressings, and other purposes. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Forceps
• (n.) A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc. &b... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/forceps/
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forceps
(from the article `parturition`) Obstetrical forceps are used in vaginal delivery to grasp the fetal head in order to extract the fetus or rotate it so that it is in a satisfactory ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/45
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Forceps
Forceps or forcipes 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. The term `forceps` is used almost exclusively ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forceps
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Forceps
Forceps is a general name for a two-bladed instrument on the principle of pincers or tongs, used for seizing and holding, and for extracting objects, which it would be impracticable thus to treat with the fingers. Such instruments are used by watchmakers and jewellers in delicate operations, by dent... Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AF.HTM
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forceps
Type: Term Pronunciation: fōr′seps Definitions: 1. An instrument to grasp a structure, for compression or traction. 2. Bands of white fibers in the brain, major forceps, and minor forceps. Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=34715
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forceps
Latin = tongs. Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?
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Forceps
A surgical tool that looks like a pair of salad servers, used to gently ease your baby's head down the birth canal. Found op http://www.thebabyshow.co.uk/family-glossary
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Forceps
Forceps are instruments used in dentistry for grasping holding firmly and applying pressure to objects. In oral surgery exodonita forceps are used to remove a tooth forcefully and transfer forceps are used to safely move instruments from the sterilizer to the tray. Found op http://www.dentalfind.com/info/forceps
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Forceps
a tool for picking up small insect or arachnid specimens; tweezers. Found op http://www.venomlist.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=472
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forceps
1) Delivery aid 2) Extractor 3) Latin Found op pincers, tongs 4) Medical tool 5) Pincers 6) Surgical
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