surgical tweezers

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• tweezers — ► PLURAL NOUN (also pair of tweezers) ▪ a small instrument like a pair of pincers for plucking out hairs and picking up small objects. ORIGIN from obsolete tweeze «case of surgical instruments» …   English terms dictionary

• tweezers — [twē′zərz] pl.n. [extended < obs. tweeze, surgical set, aphetic for Fr étuis, pl. of étui: see ETUI] [also with sing. v.] small nippers, consisting of two arms, joined at one end, for plucking out hairs, handling little objects, etc.: often… …   English World dictionary

• Surgical instruments — A surgical instrument is a specially designed tool or device for performing specific actions of carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying biological tissue, or to provide access for viewing it. Over time, many… …   Wikipedia

• tweezers — plural noun (also a pair of tweezers) a small instrument like a pair of pincers for plucking out hairs and picking up small objects. Origin C17: extended form of obs. tweeze case of surgical instruments , shortening of etweese, anglicized plural… …   English new terms dictionary

• tweezers — /twee zeuhrz/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) small pincers or nippers for plucking out hairs, extracting splinters, picking up small objects, etc. [1645 55; pl. of tweezer, equiv. to obs. tweeze case of surgical instruments (aph. form of… …   Universalium

• tweezers — tweez•ers [[t]ˈtwi zərz[/t]] n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) small pincers or nippers for plucking out hairs, extracting splinters, picking up small objects, etc • Etymology: 1645–55; pl. of tweezer= obs. tweeze case of surgical instruments (aph …   From formal English to slang

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