Definition of tenaculum
tenacula
play \-lə\ ortenaculums
1 : a slender sharp-pointed hook attached to a handle and used mainly in surgery for seizing and holding parts (such as arteries)
2 : an adhesive animal structure
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Origin and Etymology of tenaculum
New Latin, from Late Latin, instrument for holding, from Latin tenēre
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