forceps

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

Noun

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

Origin

Etymology tree Latin forcepslbor. English forceps Learned borrowing from Latin forceps.

Forms

forceps forcipes forcepses

Synonyms

pair of forceps

Hyponyms

serrefine

Derived

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