| 单词 | tenaculum |
| 释义 | tenaculum[ tuh-nak-yuh-luhm ] / təˈnæk yə ləm / noun, plural te·nac·u·la [tuh-nak-yuh-luh]. /təˈnæk yə lə/.Surgery. a small sharp-pointed hook set in a handle, used for seizing and picking up parts in operations and dissections. Entomology. a clasplike appendage on the abdomen of a springtail, which holds the springing device in place. Origin of tenaculum1685–95; <Latin tenāculum instrument for gripping, equivalent to ten(ēre) to hold + -ā- (from v. stems ending in -ā-;see gubernaculum) + -culum-cule2 Words nearby tenaculumtenable, tenace, tenacious, tenacity, ten-acre block, tenaculum, tenaculum forceps, Tenafly, tenaille, tenaim, tena koe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tenaculum
British Dictionary definitions for tenaculumtenaculum / (tɪˈnækjʊləm) / noun plural -la (-lə)a surgical or dissecting instrument for grasping and holding parts, consisting of a slender hook mounted in a handle Word Origin for tenaculumC17: from Late Latin, from Latin tenēre to hold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for tenaculumtenaculum [ tə-năk′yə-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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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