forceps

English

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Etymology

From Latin forceps.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfɔːsɛps/

Noun

forceps (plural forceps or forcipes or forcepses)

1. An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers. (With singular or plural concord.)

Translations

instrument used in surgery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鑷子 (cmn), 镊子 (cmn) (nièzi), 鉗子 (cmn), 钳子 (cmn) (qiánzi), 產鉗 (cmn), 产钳 (cmn) (chǎnqián) (obstetric)

• Finnish: pihdit (fi) pl, atulat (fi) pl
• French: forceps (fr) m; (in dentistry) davier (fr) m
• German: Zange (de) f, Pinzette (de) f
• Greek: λαβίδα (el) (lavída) f

• Italian: forcipe (it) m
• Japanese: 鉗子 (ja) (かんし, kanshi)
• Malay: forsep (ms)
• Russian: (хирурги́ческие) щипцы (ru) (ščipcý) m pl, пинцет (ru) (pincét) m, зажим (ru) (zažím) m
• Spanish: fórceps (es) m

Derived terms

• forceps delivery
• microforceps

Hyponyms

• serrefine

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Latin

Noun

forceps (genitive forcipis); f, third declension

1. (pair of) tongs, pincers, forceps

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	forceps	forcipēs
genitive	forcipis	forcipum
dative	forcipī	forcipibus
accusative	forcipem	forcipēs
ablative	forcipe	forcipibus
vocative	forceps	forcipēs