forceps

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for·ceps | \ ˈfȯr-səps

, -ˌseps \

plural forceps

Definition of forceps

: an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon objects especially for delicate operations (as by jewelers or surgeons)

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Recent Examples on the Web Trager and employees at the Huntington generally use gloves, eyewear and various tongs and forceps to handle cactus and avoid getting poked. — Aliese Willard Muhonen, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022 This includes a net, forceps or needle-nosed pliers and a camera if a photo is desired. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2022 Doctors had no choice but to pluck the bloodsuckers out, one by one, using forceps. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2022 The roach was dropped into one cup of juice, stirred with a forceps and then removed. — New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021 The local urgent-care doctor tried his hand with some forceps but was clearly not an expert at removing tiny hairs wrapped around extraneous pieces of penile skin. — Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021 In the video, forceps nudge a piece of squid that sits on a ramp as an offering. — New York Times, 22 June 2021 Also, not enough: His headlamp, his forceps and two transparent containers filled with more than 100 live cicadas. — Washington Post, 19 June 2021 The key to removal is to use tweezers or another fine-toothed forceps, rather than something more clunky like scissors. — Washington Post, 24 May 2021 See More

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16 May 2022

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forceps

noun

for·ceps | \ ˈfȯr-səps

plural forceps

Kids Definition of forceps

: an instrument for grasping, holding, or pulling on things especially in delicate operations (as by a jeweler or surgeon)

forceps

noun

for·ceps | \ ˈfȯr-səps

, -ˌseps

plural forceps

Medical Definition of forceps

: an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon objects especially for delicate operations (as by surgeons, obstetricians, or dentists)