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What is the noun for forceps?

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forceps
  1. An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers. (With singular or plural concord.)
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    1. “The thymus was resected with electrocautery and forceps to allow for better visualization of the pericardium.”
      “Nasa had provided forceps and astronauts had rigged up a makeshift hacksaw for Robinson to use if the gap-fillers proved difficult to remove.”
      “Surgeons brought him into the world using forceps after two earlier attempts to deliver him by ventouse extraction had failed.”
forcipressure
forcipation
forcipes
forcepses
  1. plural of forceps
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