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Meanings of forcep (forceps) in English

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Usage of forceps in English
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All biopsies were taken using large nasal biopsy forceps under direct vision.
Pubmed
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One end of the stalk is held in ebonite forceps and vibrated.
Response in the Living and Non-Living
3
The forceps may be introduced through the laryngoscope or alongside the tube.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy / A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy a...
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And a dentist has more experience in gripping with forceps, said Ng.
Reuters
5
She walked to the open cabinet and selected a long metal forceps.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
6
The dentist peered at it, inserted his forceps and set to work.
Oh, You Tex!
7
The major was unhooking the forceps now, dropping them in a basin.
A Farewell to Arms
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With an artery forceps, he secured the end of an oozing vessel.
Eyeless in Gaza
9
I picked out three or four probes, and forceps of different shapes.
With Kitchener in the Soudan: A Story of Atbara and Omdurman
10
On a seat near the verandah surgical instruments, knives, saws, forceps, etc.
The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy
11
Cloth bundles unfurled to reveal an array of glittering blades and forceps.
The last page
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Again using forceps, I teased free an edge and tugged back a layer.
Bare Bones
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He laid a large revolver on the table and picked up the forceps.
Oh, You Tex!
14
Then again, the merest slip of the forceps is enough to destroy it.
Bramble-Bees and Others
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The edges of forceps jaws are likely to scratch the epithelium.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy / A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy a...
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LaManche used forceps to transfer the feather to a plastic vial.
Monday Mourning
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