单词 | forceps |
释义 | forceps (fɔːʳseps ) plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN] Forceps are an instrument consisting of two long narrow arms. Forceps are used by a doctor to hold things. It was a long labour followed by a forceps delivery. Collocations: forceps delivery Another two miles further on and it felt like a forceps delivery by a disgruntled hospital porter. Times, Sunday Times I had a long and difficult labour, ending in a spinal anaesthetic and forceps delivery. The Sun The forceps delivery was 'gentle' but she had to stay in for two days with exhaustion. Times, Sunday Times It was a long labour followed by a forceps delivery. Times, Sunday Times She, like me, could remember nothing of the difficult forceps delivery; her fears about the birth were expunged. Times, Sunday Times |
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