1) "Forceps" -- As to forceps
for·ceps
Pronunciation: 'for-s&ps, -"seps
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural forceps
Etymology: Latin, tongs, perhaps from formus warm + capere to take -- more at THERM, HEAVE
: an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon objects especially for delicate operations (as by jewelers or surgeons)
- for·ceps·like /-"lIk/ adjective
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Plastic forcipes are intended to be disposable
Forceps are a hand-held instrument used for grasping and holding objects, similar in concept to tongs, tweezers or pincers.

They are sometimes used in surgery or medical procedures, a common use for them being during childbirth. Although their use was common until the later part of the twentieth century, the use of forceps for delivery is falling out of favor in the birth community.

Although the word appears to be plural, it is a borrowing from Latin, where the ending -s does not always indicate a plural; the Latin plural is forcipes. It is nonetheless common to refer to a single instrument as "a pair of" forceps, thus using it as a binary noun like "scissors" or "spectacles"ā€”although it takes the plural form, it refers to a single object, and there is no strictly singular form.

1 Surgical forceps

2 Forceps in childbirth

2.1 Technique

2.2 Possible indicating factors

2.3 Comparisons to other forms of assisted delivery

2.3.1 Positive aspects

2.3.2 Negative aspects

3 History

4 References

In the surgical theatre, forceps can be used to handle tissues or needles, or to grasp dressings in a sterile manner. Tissue forceps have small teeth near their tips, so that tissue can be handled without applying excessive pressure. Smooth forceps are better for grasping suture material, as when removing sutures. Dressing forceps are larger, and may appear more like "tongs" than forceps.

Forceps can be used to assist the delivery of a baby as an alternative to the ventouse method.
Obstetrical Forceps, by Smellie (1792)
The cervix must be fully dilated and the bladder emptied, perhaps with the use of a catheter. Since mid-forceps and high forceps are rarely performed in this era, the..."

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