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The doctors successfully removed the dead tick using suction and forceps, and gave the woman a course of antibiotics to treat any possible infection, along with steroids and anti-inflammatory drugs to calm the inflammation.—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 After three year old Lucy Branson got a Polly Pocket doll shoe stuck up her nose, her family was charged about $2,659 for an ER doctor to fish it out with forceps — essentially a long pair of tweezers.—Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024 Rather than using a pair of forceps to pull out a green glowy rod – again, à la Homer Simpson – the entire core is simply removed and replaced with another sealed core containing the next batch of recycled nuclear fuel.—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024 Cramping and other uncomfortable or painful sensations can occur during and after insertion, as the procedure involves using pointed forceps called a tenaculum to stabilize the cervix and passing the intrauterine device through the narrow cervical canal.—Maya Davis, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for forceps
Word History
Etymology
Latin, tongs, perhaps from formus warm + capere to take — more at therm, heave entry 1
: an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon objects especially for delicate operations (as by surgeons, obstetricians, or dentists)
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