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forceps definition

for·ceps (fôr′seps′, -səps)

noun pl. forceps -·ceps′

tongs or pincers for grasping, compressing, and pulling, used esp. by surgeons and dentists

Etymology: L, orig., smith's tongs < formus, warm + capere, to take: see have

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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