| 释义 |
forceps [`fȯr·sǝps] DESIGN ENGINEERING A pincerlike instrument for grasping objects. INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY A pair of curved, hard, movable appendages at the end of the abdomen of certain insects, for example, the earwig. MEDICINE A device with two blades or limbs opposite each other which is operated by handles or by direct force on the blades; used in surgery to grasp, compress, and hold tissue, a body part, or surgical substances. |