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Forceps are instruments that are used for surgical purposes, whereas tweezers are small tools, used in everyday living (picking up pieces of food for your fish tank, getting a piece of hair out of your food etc.).
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What are science tweezers called?
Tweezers are a type of forceps used for plucking hairs.
What is a synonym for tweezers?
pincer
What is a science tool similar to tweezers?
forceps
What is the name of the tweezers you use to take samples?
forceps
Which type of dissecting equipment is most similar to tweezers?
forceps
What are dissecting tweezers called?
Surgical tweezers that are used to grasp small objects are known as forceps. They are commonly made of carbon steel, although disposable plastic forceps are also widely used.
What are forceps and how are they used?
[http://www.answers.com/forceps?cat=health&gwp=13Click here for the answer from Answers.com]See the Web Links to the left for more information.A forceps is a laboratory word for tweezers. Tweezers are used to pick up small objects with dexterity.
What is the difference between forceps and blunt probe?
Forceps are instruments that are used to extract the teeth while the blunt probes are used to locate caries.
Are tweezers and forceps examples of third class levers?
i like my eyebrows looking in shape so anything goes for me(thats why i say yes
What is splinter forceps?
It is a type of forcep used to remove splinters. It is basically the surgical version of eyebrow tweezers, except used for removing splinters.
Forceps image and function?
Dressing ForcepsThese forceps, which are most commonly used to hold and manipulate gauze and similar dressing material, are also used during autopsies. Dressing forceps may be curved or straight, and select models have the appearance of tweezers. The point or tip of these forceps is blunt, with a rough working surface, to offer grip. The dressing forceps are also used for debriding wounds (removing dying tissue and foreign matter) and when working with sutures (stitches).Alligator ForcepsThese forceps, with their long shaft, are utilized for retrieving objects from within and between cavities in the patient's body. The shaft of these forceps is set at an angle to the grip, and they are designed to have a serrated tip, reminiscent of an alligator's mouth, from where the common name is derived. The tip of these forceps remains open until the grip (handles) are closed, which allows for
What is the major difference between upper and lower forceps?
They each ruled different parts of Egypt. Answer as it applies to medical instruments. The difference between the two is the angle of the jaw with regards to the handle's articulation point.
