TENACULUM


Meaning of TENACULUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tə-ˈna-kyə-ləm ]

noun

( plural te·nac·u·la -lə ; or -lums )

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, instrument for holding, from Latin tenēre

Date: circa 1693

1. : a slender sharp-pointed hook attached to a handle and used mainly in surgery for seizing and holding parts (as arteries)

2. : an adhesive animal structure

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.