Forceps — An instrument with two blades and a handle used for handling, grasping, or compressing. Many types of forceps are employed in medicine, including the alligator forceps (an angled instrument with jaws at the end), tissue forceps (a form of… … Medical dictionary
vulsella — ˌvəlˈselə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, tweezers : vulsellum * * * vulsella /vul selˈə/ noun (pl vulsellˈae / ē/) A forceps with toothed or … Useful english dictionary
vulsella, vulsellum — SYN: v. forceps. [L. pincers, fr. vello, pp. vulsus, to pluck] … Medical dictionary
vulsella — vul·sel·la (vəl selґə) [L.] a forceps with clawlike hooks at the extremity of each blade … Medical dictionary
volsella — SYN: vulsella forceps. [see vulsella] * * * vol·sel·la väl sel ə n VULSELLUM * * * vol·sel·la (vol selґə) [L.] vulsella … Medical dictionary
Vulsellum — A vulsellum, (also known as a volsella, vulsella) is a pair of Surgical (gynecological) forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade. It is used in O G procedures.VULSELLUM is a death metal/grindcore band from the east coast of Scotland. Further… … Wikipedia
vulsellum — vul·sel·lum vəl sel əm n, pl sel·la sel ə a surgical forceps with serrated, clawed, or hooked blades * * * n. see volsellum * * * vul·sel·lum (vəl selґəm) [L.] vulsella … Medical dictionary