alphonsine
/alˈfɒnsiːn/ /alˈfɒnsɪn/(also Alphonsine) Surgery. Now historical and rare
noun
A kind of three-pronged forceps used especially for the extraction of bullets.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Holme (1627–1700), herald painter. From the name of AlfonsoFerri, Italian surgeon + -ine, after French Alphonsin.