forceps
Example Sentences
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It specifically would prohibit doctors from using forceps or similar instruments on a live fetus to remove it from the womb in pieces.
From Seattle Times
Both parents died when she was a child, and her brother, Jesús, was quadriplegic from a forceps injury at birth.
From New York Times
When he returned, the doctor used forceps to pull George out.
From Seattle Times
When Kaylan was eventually delivered with forceps, his skull was fractured, he was starved of oxygen and he suffered major brain injuries.
From BBC
Also not enough: His headlamp, his forceps and two transparent containers filled with more than 100 live cicadas.
From Washington Post
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