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I think you mean forceps. If you do, it is a handheld instrument used to grsp things. It is usually called this in medicine.
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What is a forcept and how is it used?
A forceps is a medical instrument that resembles a pair of tongs or scissors with spoon-shaped tips. It is used during medical procedures or childbirth to grasp or hold objects, tissues, or body parts. For example, forceps can be used to grasp and remove foreign objects from the body, assist in surgical procedures, or aid in the delivery of a baby by grasping the baby's head.
What are foreceps and how is it used?
A forcept is an instrument used by a doctor to assist in easing the head of the baby out of the vagina during the birthing process. Answer one is not incorrect, EXCEPT that the forcep described is only one type, of many different types of forceps. Basically, forceps are a tweezers, but each different type is different in that they are specific "redesigns" for different specialized uses or applications. Following is a discussion of a few of the different forceps, The birthing forceps in answer 1 has large, smooth, cupped paddles at the working end to fit around the baby's head without causing injury. Another forceps, which has a locking capability, is used to hold skin or tissue back out of the way during an operation. Or it can be used to "clamp off' [pinch closed] an artery or vessel also during an operation. I think this second type is called a "hemostat." So, there are many different types of forceps, each designed for a specific task.j3h.
