te·nac·u·lum 
(tə-năkyə-ləm)
(tə-năkyə-ləm)n. pl. te·nac·u·la (-lə)
A long-handled, slender, hooked instrument for lifting and holding parts, such as blood vessels, during surgery.
[Late Latin tenāculum, holder, from Latin tenēre, to hold; see ten- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]