tenaculum

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A medical instrument consisting of a sharp hook attached to a handle; used mainly for taking up arteries and the like.
2. noun A hapteron or holdfast.

Similar words

pincers lancet forceps canthook tack claw toggle skyhook pair of tweezers trepanner pair of tongs

Often followed by

forceps and is or to in on hook was

Word family

tenacula tenaculums