| FTR | fractional tubular reabsorption |
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| PTA | parallel tubular arrays; parathyroid adenoma; percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; peroxidase-labe... |
| PTF | patient treatment file; plasma thromboplastin factor; posterior talofibular [ligament]; proximal tub... |
| PTP | pancreatic thread protein; percutaneous transhepatic portography; physical treatment planning; poste... |
| RTA | ray tracing algorithm; renal tubular acidosis; reverse transcriptase assay; road traffic accident |
| mosquito forceps | A small haemostat, straight or curved, with or without teeth; used to hold delicate tissue or for haemostasis. Synonym: mosquito forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mouse-tooth forceps | A forceps with one or two fine points at the tip of each blade, fitting into hollows between the points on the opposite blade. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Willett's forceps | An obsolete term for a traction forceps used to treat placenta previa by pulling the foetal head down against the placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cup biopsy forceps | A slender flexible forceps with movable cup-shaped jaws, used to obtain biopsy specimens by introduction through a specially designed endoscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemostatic forceps | A forceps with a catch for locking the blades, used for seizing the end of a blood vessel to control haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutting forceps | A forceps with sharp blades. Synonym: cutting forceps. Origin: G. Labis, pincers, + tome, an incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| high forceps delivery | Delivery by forceps applied to the foetal head before engagement has taken place. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Simpson's forceps | An obstetrical forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| speculum forceps | A tubular forceps for use through a speculum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| needle forceps | An instrument for grasping a needle in suturing. Synonym: needle forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nonfenestrated forceps | <instrument> Obstetrical forceps without openings in the blades, thus facilitating rotation of the head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| DeBakey forceps | Nontraumatic forceps used to pick up blood vessels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental forceps | <dentistry> Forceps used to luxate teeth and remove them from the alveolus. Synonym: extracting forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dressing forceps | A forceps for general use in dressing wounds, removing fragments of necrosed tissue, small foreign bodies, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obstetrical forceps | An instrument with two blades and a handle designed to aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. (12 Dec 1998) |