noun
- a medical instrument resembling large tweezers, used for grasping and holding objects
Usage: medical
Examples
- The surgeon used forceps to remove the splinter from the patient’s finger.
- Dental forceps are specially designed for extracting teeth.
- The doctor carefully grasped the foreign object with sterile forceps.
- Obstetric forceps may be used during difficult deliveries.
- The laboratory technician picked up the specimen using forceps.
- She sterilized the forceps before the procedure.