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Definition of Forceps

Forceps
Forceps For"ceps, n. [L. forceps, -cipis, from the root of formus Hot + capere to take; akin to E. heave. Cf. Furnace.] 1. 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. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig. Dressing forceps. See under Dressing.

Meaning of Forceps from wikipedia

- Cilia forceps Curettes forceps Debaker forceps Dermal forceps & nippers Dressing forceps Ear forceps Eye forceps Gallbladder forceps Gerald forceps Harvey...
- Obstetrical forceps are a medical instrument used in childbirth. Their use can serve as an alternative to the ventouse (vacuum extraction) method. Forceps births...
- Magill forceps are angled forceps used to guide a tracheal tube into the larynx or a nasogastric tube into the esophagus under direct vision. They are...
- Debakey forceps are a type of atraumatic tissue forceps used in vascular procedures to avoid tissue damage during mani****tion. They are typically large...
- Plain dissecting forceps Artery forceps or Haemostat Mosquito forceps Linen holding forceps Bowman's lacrimal probe Saint Martin's forceps Eye Lens expressor...
- A bulldog forceps, clamp or serrefine is a type of forceps which is used in surgery. It has serrated jaws and a spring action so that it will grip and...
- the first pair of dental forceps. In 1841, Tomes posted an article to tell the whole world about his discovery of new forceps that had never been seen...
- the forceps minor (also forceps anterior) and those curving backward from the splenium into the occipital lobes, the forceps major (also forceps posterior)...
- forceps Kelly forceps Satinsky clamps Kocher forceps Crile forceps Halsted Mosquito forceps Mixter "right angle" forceps Spencer Wells artery forceps...
- Hartmann alligator forceps or Hartmann foreign body forceps, named after the German physician Arthur Hartmann, are medical forceps for removing foreign...