forceps

forceps definition - medical

for·ceps (fôrˈsəps, -sĕps)

noun pl. forceps
  1. An instrument resembling a pair of pincers, used for grasping, manipulating, or extracting, especially in surgery.
  2. Either of two bands of white fibers composing the radiation of the corpus callosum to the cerebrum.

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forceps

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