forceps

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 The removal process simply involves your medical practitioner grasping onto your IUD’s strings with forceps, then pulling out the device. — Korin Miller, SELF, "13 Things You Absolutely Should Know Before Getting the Paragard Copper IUD," 8 Nov. 2019 Meanwhile, a surgeon removed them endoscopically with a pair of foreign body forceps. — Laura Dorwart, Health.com, "This Man Had a 3-Inch Pair of Tweezers Stuck in His Urethra—But Showed No Symptoms for 4 Years," 11 Oct. 2019 Displays cover everything from early medical instruments (forceps, tongue depressors and tonsillotomes, also called tonsil guillotines) to MRI coils. — Washington Post, "Knock yourself out in the Ether Dome," 9 Oct. 2019 Experts caution people not to touch the worms with their bare hands, and instead use gloves or disposable forceps. — Fox News, "Texas woman discovers horde of black worms known to carry dangerous parasite in backyard," 4 July 2019 He and Fearn are sitting in the office that has become their joint headquarters, where a box of tissues sits next to a pair of forceps. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, "The Good Kind of Crazy: The Quest for Exotic Propulsion," 29 July 2019 Maybe those printers could spit out the needles or forceps, too. — Sarah Scoles, WIRED, "A New Kind of Space Camp Teaches the Art of Martian Medicine," 25 June 2019 My first delivery had a little bit of drama — forceps, suction — but the outcome was a perfectly healthy, 9-pound daughter. — CBS News, "Doctors vs. midwives: OB-GYN blew the whistle, risked career, to protect moms and babies," 14 June 2019 Toyoda went to work in the late afternoon, gingerly using forceps and an electrocautery tool to separate Collins’ old heart from the sticky scar tissue that surrounded it. — Tom Avril, Philly.com, "He had 2 heart transplants. At 43, as a new dad, he needed a third," 13 June 2018

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“Forceps.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forceps. Accessed 8 December 2019.

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forceps

noun

English Language Learners Definition of forceps

: a medical tool that is used for grasping or holding things

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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)

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