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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesforceps
/ˈfɔːrsɛps/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A pair of pincers or tweezers used in surgery or obstetrics for seizing and holding objects.
"The surgeon asked the nurse for the forceps to clamp the blood vessel."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: from Latin, meaning 'pair of tongs or pincers', from formus 'warm' + capere 'to take'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "forceps" is said worldwide
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pince
Transliteration: pince
"Le chirurgien a demandé une pince."
Pinzette
Transliteration: Pinzette
"Der Arzt nahm die Pinzette zur Hand."
pinza
Transliteration: pinza
"Il medico ha usato la pinza chirurgica."
fórceps
Transliteration: fórceps
"El obstetra utilizó los fórceps durante el parto."
fórceps
Transliteration: fórceps
"O médico utilizou o fórceps na cirurgia."
चिमटी
Transliteration: chimti
"डॉक्टर ने शल्य चिकित्सा के लिए चिमटी का उपयोग किया।"
钳子
Transliteration: qiánzi
"外科医生要求使用医用钳子。"
겸자
Transliteration: geomja
"의사가 수술용 겸자를 집어 들었다."
겸자
Transliteration: kānshi
Script: 鎌子
"外科医は手術用の鉗子を求めた。"
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