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1. (n.) forceps
an instrument, as pincers or tongs, for seizing and holding objects firmly, as in surgical operations.
Etymology: (1625–35; < L: pair of tongs, pincers)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) forceps
an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)
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1. (noun) forceps
a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc
2. (noun) forceps
the caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig
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Sense: a medical instrument used for holding things firmly
a pair of forceps.
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 Afrikaans: tang |
 Arabic: مِلْقَط الجَرّاح |
 Bulgarian: форцепс |
 Brazilian: fórceps |
 Czech: lékařské kleště |
 German: die Pinzette, die Zange |
 Danish: tang; forceps |
 Greek: λαβίδα (πληθ.) |
 Spanish: fórceps |
 Estonian: tangid |
 Farsi: پنس |
 Finnish: pihdit |
 French: forceps |
 Hebrew: מֶלקָחַיִם |
 Hindi: चिमटा, यन्त्र शल्य चिकित् |
 Croatian: forceps |
 Hungarian: fogó, csipesz |
 Indonesian: tang |
 Icelandic: töng |
 Italian: forcipe |
 Japanese: ピンセット |
 Korean: (외과 수술 등의) 겸자(鉗子), 핀셋 |
 Lithuanian: replės |
 Latvian: ķirurģiskās knaibles |
 Malay: penyepit |
 Dutch: tang |
 Norwegian: tang, pinsett |
 Polish: kleszcze, szczypce |
 Persian: پنس |
 Pashto: نوسى (پنس): كوچنى انبور |
 Portuguese: fórceps |
 Romanian: forceps |
 Russian: хирургические щипцы |
 Slovak: lekárske kliešte |
 Slovenian: kirurške klešče |
 Serbian: klešta |
 Swedish: tång, pincett |
 Thai: คีมที่ใช้ในการผ่าตัดของแพ |
 Turkish: forseps, pense |
 Taiwanese: 鑷子 |
 Ukrainian: хірургічні щипці; пінцет |
 Urdu: جراحی اور جنائی میں استعم |
 Vietnamese: foóc-xép |
 Chinese: 镊子 |
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