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forceps

noun

/ˈfɔːsɛps/UK/ˈfoɹsɛps/US/ˈfɔ(ː)ɹsɛps/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin forceps.

learned borrowing from forceps

Definitions

An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects,…
An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
A pair of appendages on the abdomen of some insects, such as earwigs, resembling the…
A pair of appendages on the abdomen of some insects, such as earwigs, resembling the medical instrument.

The neighborhood

synonympair of forceps
neighborserrefine

Derived

dressing forceps, eyelash forceps, forceps delivery, forceps-like, forcepslike, forcepstail, gonoforceps, microforceps, midforceps

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for forceps. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA