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
These appendages, known as chelae, function much like forceps and are extremely uncommon among insects.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 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
Instead, treatment involves removing the visible eggs and larvae from the wound with forceps and applying a larvae-targeting pesticide.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2025
“They had to extract Dimple with the forceps, you know. Very painful. I couldn’t go to bathroom without screaming after that.”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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