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forceps

noun as in pincers

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The baby needed resuscitation and tests revealed she had serious neck and spinal injuries from the forceps.

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The doctor caught the baby—no forceps—and into the quiet space came his wail.

I watch as a lab technician separates young shoots with a sterile scalpel and forceps.

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Instead, treatment involves removing the visible eggs and larvae from the wound with forceps and applying a larvae-targeting pesticide.

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Many said there had been shortages of medical equipment such as speculums, emergency adrenaline, ECG patches, forceps and gloves due to "constantly unpaid invoices", which they claimed had resulted in some appointments being cancelled.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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