| handling (psychology) | Physical manipulation of animals and humans to induce a behavioural or other psychological reaction. In experimental psychology, the animal is handled to induce a stress situation or to study the effects of "gentling" or "mothering". (12 Dec 1998) |
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| specimen handling | Procedures for collecting, preserving, and transporting of specimens sufficiently stable to provide accurate and precise results suitable for clinical interpretation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food handling | Any aspect of the operations in the preparation, transport, storage, packaging, wrapping, exposure for sale, service, or delivery of food. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fuel handling system | A system for unloading wood fuel from vans or trucks, transporting the fuel to a storage pile or bin, and conveying the fuel from storage to the boiler or other energy conversion equipment. (05 Dec 1998) |
| Adson forceps | A small thumb forceps with two teeth on one tip and one tooth on the other. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alligator forceps | A long forceps with a small hinged jaw on the end. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Allis forceps | A straight grasping forceps with serrated jaws, used to forcibly grasp or retract tissues or structures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Arruga's forceps | Forceps for the intracapsular extraction of a cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterial forceps | A locking forceps with sloping blades for grasping the end of a blood vessel until a ligature is applied. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axis-traction forceps | Obstetrical forceps provided with a second handle so attached that traction can be made in the line in which the head must move in the axis of the pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Barton's forceps | An obstetrical forceps with one fixed curved blade and a hinged anterior blade for application to a high transverse head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bayonet forceps | Forceps with offset blades, such as those for use through an otoscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone forceps | A strong forceps used for seizing or removing fragments of bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brown-Adson forceps | An Adson forceps with about 16 delicate teeth on each tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bulldog forceps | A forceps for occluding a blood vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |