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forceps

noun as in pincers

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Forceps were used to remove a tampon which had become wedged inside Ms Hand's vagina.

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Estimates vary but around 50% of people who have had babies experience some degree of prolapse and the use of forceps or a vacuum during birth increases the risk.

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Smithy distracted himself as he bent the iron rod with a pair of forceps.

The pulmonologist sent a fibreoptic bronchoscope - a tiny camera with forceps - down her airway.

From BBC

A cutdown involves an incision, then the use of forceps to pull tissue away from an interior vein.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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