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

Noun

pl -ceps a surgical instrument in the form of a pair of pincers [Latin formus hot + capere to seize]

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 [ˈfɔːsɛps] npl → fórceps m inv

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forceps [ˈfɔːsɛps] npl → forceps m

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forceps [ˈfɔːsɛps] npl → Zange f

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forceps [ˈfɔːsɪps] npl → forcipe m