| beta [Greek letter beta] | an anomer of a carbohydrate; buffer capacity; carbon separated from a carboxyl by one other carbon i... |
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| DO | Doctor of Osteopathy (one of two fully recognized medical practioners in the US-the other being MD);... |
| DOC | date of conception; deoxycholate; deoxycorticosterone; died of other causes; disorders of cornificat... |
| DRO | differential reinforcement of other behavior; Disablement Resettlement Officer |
| EOD | entry on duty; every other day |
| dressing forceps | A forceps for general use in dressing wounds, removing fragments of necrosed tissue, small foreign bodies, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| obstetrical forceps | An instrument with two blades and a handle designed to aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. (12 Dec 1998) |
| O'Hara forceps | Two slender clamp forceps's held together by a serrefine, once used in intestinal anastomosis; now obsolete. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tarnier's forceps | A type of axis-traction forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tenaculum forceps | A forceps with jaws armed each with a sharp, straight hook like a tenaculum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thumb forceps | A spring forceps used by compression with thumb and forefinger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubular forceps | A long slender forceps intended for use through a cannula or other tubular instrument. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tucker-McLean forceps | A type of axis-traction forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Evans forceps | A thumb forceps with points designed to resemble a needle holder, used to grasp curved needles during various suture procedures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jeweller's forceps | A small thumb forceps with very fine pointed blades, used to grasp tissues in microsurgical procedures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extracting forceps | <dentistry> Forceps used to luxate teeth and remove them from the alveolus. Synonym: extracting forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kjelland's forceps | <instrument, obstetrics> An obstetrical forceps having a sliding lock, and little pelvic curve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lahey forceps | Thyroid forceps used to deliver the uterus in vaginohysterectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Laplace's forceps | A forceps for approximating intestines during surgical anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forceps | 1. <instrument> A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc. A pliers-like medical instrument used to grasp tissue. 2. <zoology> The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig. Dressing forceps. See Dressing. Origin: L. Forceps, -cipis, from the root of formus Hot + capere to take; akin to E. Heave. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |