tenaculum

Dictionary: te·nac·u·lum (tə-năk'yə-ləm) pronunciation

n., pl., -la (-lə).
A long-handled, slender, hooked instrument for lifting and holding parts, such as blood vessels, during surgery.

[Late Latin tenāculum, holder, from Latin tenēre, to hold.]

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(tə-năk'yə-ləm)
n., pl. -la (-lə).

A long-handled, slender, hooked instrument for lifting and holding parts, such as blood vessels, during surgery.

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A hooklike surgical instrument for grasping and holding parts.

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