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单词 forceps
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Definition of forceps in English:

forceps

(also a pair of forceps)
plural noun ˈfɔːsɛpsˈfɔːsɪps
  • 1A pair of pincers or tweezers used in surgery or in a laboratory.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such a pair of forceps is handled just like conventional straight pairs of forceps and requires no change of handling.
    • For general dissection, two pairs of forceps are required, a pointed pair for finer work, a blunt pair for heavy work.
    • Pick the adults with a pair of forceps and drop them into 70% alcohol contained in a tube.
    • ‘The tools we use in making these pictures are very simple - just a pair of forceps, scissors and some glue,’ Liu said.
    • Carefully, he opened the incision with a pair of forceps, revealing her skin's thick red underlining.
    • Use the other pair of forceps to pinch a bit of abdominal cuticle and pull, revealing the pair of white opaque ovaries.
    • Other essential pieces of equipment will include a pair of forceps, pliers, a decent torch, a towel and a good sense of humour!
    • In brief sperm is obtained from the males by gently squeezing their testis with a pair of forceps.
    • The temperature of each pair of forceps can be set individually by an easy-to-read keypad.
    • With a pair of forceps, he lifted what looked like a squirming worm out of the jar.
    • Titanium forceps also offer durability, which extends the working life of the instrument.
    • The second exercise involved removing tissue down to the fascial plane, using scissors, scalpel, and forceps as necessary.
    • This was in spite of great care being taken by very gently holding the specimen with very fine pair of forceps during removal.
    • Each pair of forceps is given a polish finish that is absolutely corrosion resistant.
    • Research has found the safest way to remove the little bloodsuckers is to grip them as close to their head as possible - preferably using tweezers or forceps at your skin level.
    • She gave him the injection and pulled out a pair of forceps.
    • Thus, these roots were manually peeled - the peripheral root tissues were carefully picked using a pair of forceps, and then pulled to separate the endodermis covering the stele.
    • The upper epidermal layer from the inner surface of the tissue was excised carefully using a pair of forceps and placed immediately into de-ionized water.
    • With a pair of forceps gently transfer the graft to another medium-sized petri dish containing hydra medium.
    • Greek surgeons used various types of knives, syringes and forceps as surgical tools.
    1. 1.1 A large pair of forceps with broad gripping parts, used to encircle a baby's head and assist in birth.
      as modifier a forceps delivery
      Example sentencesExamples
      • When he was born, the doctor used a pair of forceps to remove him from his mother.
      • When the doctor comes he tells him that there are two options: a forceps birth or Caesarian.
      • Yet, the comparative rate of intracranial hemorrhage is not statistically different when vacuum extraction, forceps delivery and cesarean section during labor are compared.
      • It is mandatory to avoid excessive traction on the foetal head during a forceps delivery;
      • Also, I didn't want to come out, and was delivered with the aid of a pair of forceps.
      • A doctor told the court she did not want to waste time and had planned to carry out a Caesarean if the forceps delivery did not work.
      • I went with him to his clinic and there found on the operating table a lady whom they had tried, unsuccessfully, to deliver with forceps without anaesthesia.
      • In addition, forceps delivery was not the preferred method of many male surgeons or men-midwives in eighteenth-century Britain.
      • If instruments are needed for the delivery, a vacuum extractor is less likely to lead to an episiotomy than are forceps.
      • When she was born, weighing 4lbs 9oz, she had a mark on her forehead but Katherine was told that it was due to the forceps used during the birth and told not to worry.
      • Episiotomy was invented to facilitate forceps deliveries and has continued mainly out of habit not necessity.
      • Here we review the role of forceps delivery in modern obstetric practice.
      • The baby may have a mark on either side of his head, or even bruising, where the forceps have been.
      • The greatest change was associated with forceps delivery.
      • Research has also shown that women planning to give birth at home were less likely to have a Caesarean, or forceps delivery, even if they had to later transfer to hospital.
      • Assisted vaginal delivery comprised both forceps deliveries and vacuum extraction.
      • Births are routinely induced and some would say that Caesareans or forceps delivery are unnecessarily common.
      • The rate of forceps delivery was 12 percent with epidural compared with 3 percent with intravenous meperidine.
      • Finally, on the fifth day, I put my head out and there was a doctor with a large pair of forceps, which he slapped around my head, and pulled me out.
      • The research also called for better obstetric standards when using forceps and vacuums during deliveries.
    2. 1.2Zoology An organ or structure resembling forceps, especially the cerci of an earwig.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Several tales exist concerning alleged damage of earwigs: how they like to crawl into ears or how the forceps cause a painful pinch.
      • He published papers illustrating discontinuous variation in floral symmetry and in terminal forceps of earwigs and the hornlike processes seen in certain male beetles.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin, 'tongs, pincers'.

 
 

Definition of forceps in US English:

forceps

(also a pair of forceps)
plural noun
  • 1A pair of pincers or tweezers used in surgery or in a laboratory.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thus, these roots were manually peeled - the peripheral root tissues were carefully picked using a pair of forceps, and then pulled to separate the endodermis covering the stele.
    • Research has found the safest way to remove the little bloodsuckers is to grip them as close to their head as possible - preferably using tweezers or forceps at your skin level.
    • ‘The tools we use in making these pictures are very simple - just a pair of forceps, scissors and some glue,’ Liu said.
    • Pick the adults with a pair of forceps and drop them into 70% alcohol contained in a tube.
    • With a pair of forceps gently transfer the graft to another medium-sized petri dish containing hydra medium.
    • Each pair of forceps is given a polish finish that is absolutely corrosion resistant.
    • Titanium forceps also offer durability, which extends the working life of the instrument.
    • With a pair of forceps, he lifted what looked like a squirming worm out of the jar.
    • The second exercise involved removing tissue down to the fascial plane, using scissors, scalpel, and forceps as necessary.
    • Use the other pair of forceps to pinch a bit of abdominal cuticle and pull, revealing the pair of white opaque ovaries.
    • Such a pair of forceps is handled just like conventional straight pairs of forceps and requires no change of handling.
    • For general dissection, two pairs of forceps are required, a pointed pair for finer work, a blunt pair for heavy work.
    • Carefully, he opened the incision with a pair of forceps, revealing her skin's thick red underlining.
    • This was in spite of great care being taken by very gently holding the specimen with very fine pair of forceps during removal.
    • In brief sperm is obtained from the males by gently squeezing their testis with a pair of forceps.
    • She gave him the injection and pulled out a pair of forceps.
    • Greek surgeons used various types of knives, syringes and forceps as surgical tools.
    • Other essential pieces of equipment will include a pair of forceps, pliers, a decent torch, a towel and a good sense of humour!
    • The temperature of each pair of forceps can be set individually by an easy-to-read keypad.
    • The upper epidermal layer from the inner surface of the tissue was excised carefully using a pair of forceps and placed immediately into de-ionized water.
    1. 1.1 A large instrument with broad pincers, used to encircle a baby's head and assist in birth.
      as modifier a forceps delivery
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Assisted vaginal delivery comprised both forceps deliveries and vacuum extraction.
      • Episiotomy was invented to facilitate forceps deliveries and has continued mainly out of habit not necessity.
      • When she was born, weighing 4lbs 9oz, she had a mark on her forehead but Katherine was told that it was due to the forceps used during the birth and told not to worry.
      • The baby may have a mark on either side of his head, or even bruising, where the forceps have been.
      • Births are routinely induced and some would say that Caesareans or forceps delivery are unnecessarily common.
      • The research also called for better obstetric standards when using forceps and vacuums during deliveries.
      • Here we review the role of forceps delivery in modern obstetric practice.
      • It is mandatory to avoid excessive traction on the foetal head during a forceps delivery;
      • If instruments are needed for the delivery, a vacuum extractor is less likely to lead to an episiotomy than are forceps.
      • When he was born, the doctor used a pair of forceps to remove him from his mother.
      • I went with him to his clinic and there found on the operating table a lady whom they had tried, unsuccessfully, to deliver with forceps without anaesthesia.
      • A doctor told the court she did not want to waste time and had planned to carry out a Caesarean if the forceps delivery did not work.
      • Research has also shown that women planning to give birth at home were less likely to have a Caesarean, or forceps delivery, even if they had to later transfer to hospital.
      • The rate of forceps delivery was 12 percent with epidural compared with 3 percent with intravenous meperidine.
      • Finally, on the fifth day, I put my head out and there was a doctor with a large pair of forceps, which he slapped around my head, and pulled me out.
      • In addition, forceps delivery was not the preferred method of many male surgeons or men-midwives in eighteenth-century Britain.
      • Yet, the comparative rate of intracranial hemorrhage is not statistically different when vacuum extraction, forceps delivery and cesarean section during labor are compared.
      • The greatest change was associated with forceps delivery.
      • When the doctor comes he tells him that there are two options: a forceps birth or Caesarian.
      • Also, I didn't want to come out, and was delivered with the aid of a pair of forceps.
    2. 1.2Zoology An organ or structure resembling forceps, especially the cerci of an earwig.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Several tales exist concerning alleged damage of earwigs: how they like to crawl into ears or how the forceps cause a painful pinch.
      • He published papers illustrating discontinuous variation in floral symmetry and in terminal forceps of earwigs and the hornlike processes seen in certain male beetles.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin, ‘tongs, pincers’.

 
 
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