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an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)
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| forceps delivery |
delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries
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| forceps |
[FOUR-seps] a tool for picking up small insect or arachnid specimens; tweezers.
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| forceps |
two or more hooks or processes, sometimes branched on the inner side, with which the male grasps the anus of the female ; they constitute part of the penis.
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| forceps |
medical instrument used in delicate operations for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
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