FORCEPS


Meaning of FORCEPS in English

[ 'fɔ:sɛps , -sɪps ]

(also a pair of ~ )

■ plural noun a pair of pincers used in surgery or in a laboratory.

↘a large instrument of such a type with broad blades, used to assist in the delivery of a baby.

Origin

C16: from L., 'tongs, pincers'.

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