forceps

for·ceps  (fôrsps, -sps)

n. pl. forceps

1. An instrument resembling a pair of pincers or tongs, used for grasping, manipulating, or extracting, especially such an instrument used by a surgeon.

2. A pincerlike pair of movable appendages at the posterior end of the abdomen in certain insects, such as earwigs.

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[Latin, fire tongs, pincers; see g^wher- in Indo-European roots.]

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forceps [ˈfɔːsɪps]

n pl -ceps, -cipes [-sɪˌpiːz]

1. (Medicine / Surgery)

a.  a surgical instrument in the form of a pair of pincers, used esp in the delivery of babies

b.  (as modifier) a forceps baby

2. any pincer-like instrument

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any part or structure of an organism shaped like a forceps

[from Latin, from formus hot + capere to seize]

forceps-like  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

forceps - an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies) extractor - an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components lion-jaw forceps - a type of forceps mouse-tooth forceps - a type of forceps plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

forceps [ˈfɔːseps]

A. NPL → fórceps m inv

B. CPD forceps delivery N → parto m con fórceps

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forceps [ˈfɔː^rsɪps] npl → forceps m

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forceps

pl (also pair of forceps) → Zange f; forceps delivery → Zangengeburt f

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forceps [ˈfɔːsɛps] npl → forcipe msg

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forceps [ˈfɔːsɛps] npl → forcipe msg

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forceps

n pl forceps [ˈfoːseps]

a medical instrument used for holding things firmly a pair of forceps. tang مِلْقَط الجَرّاح форцепс lékařské kleště tang; forceps die Pinzette, die Zange λαβίδα (πληθ.) fórceps tangid پنس pihdit forceps מֶלקָחַיִם चिमटा, यन्त्र शल्य चिकित्सा में प्रयोग होने वाला forceps fogó, csipesz tang töng forcipe ピンセット (외과 수술 등의) 겸자(鉗子), 핀셋 replės ķirurģiskās knaibles penyepit tang tang, pinsett kleszcze, szczypce fórceps forceps хирургические щипцы lekárske kliešte kirurške klešče klešta tång, pincett คีมที่ใช้ในการผ่าตัดของแพทย์ forseps, pense 鑷子 хірургічні щипці; пінцет جراحی اور جنائی میں استعمال ہونے والا چمٹے جیسا آلہ foóc-xép 镊子