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• Forceps in childbirth — Intervention ICD 9 CM 72.0 72.4 Forceps are a surgical instrument that resembles a pair of tongs and …   Wikipedia

• forceps — /ˈfɔsəps / (say fawsuhps) noun (plural forceps or forcipes /ˈfɔsəpiz/ (say fawsuhpeez)) 1. an instrument, as pincers or tongs, for seizing and holding objects, as in surgical operations. 2. Zoology a grasping organ resembling a forceps. {Latin}… …  

• forceps — [ fɔ:sɛps, sɪps] (also a pair of forceps) 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 …   English new terms dictionary

• forceps — for|ceps [ˈfo:seps, sıps US ˈfo:r ] n [plural] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , probably from formus warm + capere to take ] a medical instrument used for picking up and holding things ▪ a pair of forceps …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Forceps — For ceps, n. [L. forceps, cipis, from the root of formus Hot + capere to take; akin to E. heave. Cf. {Furnace}.] 1. A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• forceps — (n.) 1560s, from L. forceps pair of tongs, pincers, compound of formus hot (see WARM (Cf. warm) (adj.)) + root of capere to hold, take (see CAPABLE (Cf. capable)). Originally a smith s implement. The classical plural is forcipes …   Etymology dictionary

• forceps — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) a pair of pincers used in surgery or in a laboratory. 2) a large instrument of such a type with broad blades, used to assist in the delivery of a baby. ORIGIN Latin, tongs, pincers …   English terms dictionary

• Forceps — Plastic forceps are intended to be disposable. Forceps or forcipes are a handheld, hinged instrument used for grasping and holding objects. Forceps are used when fingers are too large to grasp small objects or when many objects need to be held at …   Wikipedia

• Forceps — An instrument with two blades and a handle used for handling, grasping, or compressing. Many types of forceps are employed in medicine, including the alligator forceps (an angled instrument with jaws at the end), tissue forceps (a form of… …   Medical dictionary

• forceps — forcepslike, adj. forcipial /fawr sip ee euhl/, adj. /fawr seuhps, seps/, n., pl. forceps, forcipes / seuh peez /. 1. an instrument, as pincers or tongs, for seizing and holding objects, as in surgical operations. 2. Anat., Zool. a part or… …   Universalium

• forceps — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)seps[/t]] N PLURAL: also a pair of N Forceps are an instrument consisting of two long narrow arms. Forceps are used by a doctor to hold things …   English dictionary