forceps

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To insert an IUD, a clinician opens the vagina using a speculum and grips the cervix with a type of forceps, which can cause a sudden, sharp pain.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

By gently pulling apart the fillets with forceps and using a dissecting microscope, the team was able to count them accurately.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Never mind all the newborns rolled out and swaddled like Christmas tamales, or the forceps deliveries that resemble tooth extractions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Another 11% needed extra support and interventions like forceps.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Only then did she pick up the pieces of Henrietta’s cervix— forceps in one hand, scalpel in the other—and carefully slice them into one-millimeter squares.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot