forceps

IPA: fˈɔrsɛps

An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.

Examples of "forceps" in Sentences

Forceps are also used for surgery.
He also invented the surgical forceps.
All forceps are instruments for grasping.
High forceps are never indicated in this era.
The forceps are used for a variety of purposes.
The grasping forceps are passed through the snare loop.
It is an alternative to a forceps delivery and caesarean section.
A suction path extends from a forceps insertion hole in a forceps receiver.
Long forceps are still in use elsewhere as well as parallel branches forceps.
The pressure cookers sit on top of kerosene burners, hissing away while they sterilise the forceps that are used for extractions.