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Definition of Forcipes
1. forceps [n] - See also: forceps
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forcipes
Literary usage of Forcipes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1859)
"[LS] Vulcan with forcipes behind him, the reverse an eagle standing on a thunderbolt.
.... forcipes ..."
2. Excelsior by James Hamilton (1856)
"The frames travel to the end of the rails, which are of considerable extent, and,
when the fat has solidified, the forcipes and superfluous material are ..."
3. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1875)
"bA century after the time we find two midwifery instruments, which, in the Latin
version, are mentioned as " forcipes," were described by Albucasis—ie, ..."
4. Excelsior: Helps to Progress in Religion, Science, and Literature by James Hamilton (1856)
"The prominent portions of the wicks are now firmly clasped by a number of forcipes
attached to a rod; the plungers are then drawn back, taking with them the ..."
5. The Science and art of obstetrics by Theophilus Parvin (1895)
"The word forceps, plural forcipes, is not derived, as some authorities have ...
as a synonym for forcipes.1 Whatever the derivation, all understand by the ..."
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