forceps

About 2.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
2. noun A pair of appendages on the abdomen of some insects, such as earwigs, resembling the medical instrument.

Similar words

craniotomy tweezers pincers tongs pliers clamps claws clips pickups clamp

Often followed by

and are or is delivery to in for with

Word family

forcepses forcepslike forcipes