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TAKE THE QUIZlow forceps
noun
: a procedure for delivery of an infant by the use of forceps when the head is visible at the outlet of the birth canal
called also outlet forceps
compare high forceps, midforceps
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“Low forceps.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/low%20forceps. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.
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