| forceps |
The surgical instruments shaped like pincers or tongs.
Ãâó: myweb.tiscali.co.uk/temetfutue/glossary/glossaryF....
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| forceps delivery |
A delivery in which a hinged, tonglike device (called a forceps) is used to pull out a baby's head.
Ãâó: www.babycenter.com/glossary/F
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| force |
A mechanical action of one body on another that tends to displace and/or deform the body receiving it. Force may be continuous, intermittent, interrupted, intraoral, extraoral, orthodontic, orthopedic, elastic, spring, magnetic, etc. depending on the motivating elements involved.
Ãâó: www.braces.org/braces/dentists/glossary/glossary-f...
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| forceps |
Obstetrics Forceps are used to assist birth of the fetal head. Forceps are a two-bladed instrument that could be compared to a pair of kitchen tongs in design but have the additional feature of two blades that are easily taken apart to facilitate placement on the baby within the birth canal.
Ãâó: www.storknet.com/cubbies/childbirth/glossary.htm
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| force |
An interaction between two objects in the form of a push or pull that may or may not produce motion.
Ãâó: www.methodfitness.com/fitness_glossary_f.shtml
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