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Forceps is an English word with synonyms like extractor. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Forceps in a sentence

Forceps meaning

  1. An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
  2. A pair of appendages on the abdomen of some insects, such as earwigs, resembling the medical instrument.

Synonyms of Forceps

extractor

Related words

Other words often associated with Forceps or its synonyms:

instrument separator mechanism setup centrifuge apparatus

Using Forceps

  • The main meaning on this page is: An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers. | A pair of appendages on the abdomen of some insects, such as earwigs, resembling the medical instrument.
  • Useful related words include: extractor.
  • In the example corpus, forceps often appears in combinations such as: forceps or, of forceps, forceps in.

Context around Forceps

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mouthed 1× cup 1× syringes 1× used 1× polypus 1× using 1× nipperlings 1× include 1×

Often after:

bone 1× baby 1× assisted 1× scissors 1×

Sentence patterns with Forceps

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

advent of forceps in the 1× aid of forceps or vacuum 1× and nipperlings forceps 1× as syringes forceps bone saws 1× broad mouthed forceps in his 1× by using forceps 1× caesarean or forceps assisted deliveries 1× called polypus forceps 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by 4pm lucy 1× decompression of the 1× doctors used forceps 1× insert the boat 1× looks like a 1× medical intervention implies 1×

Common sentence endings:

and nipperlings forceps 1× and plaster casts 1× baby to me 1× by using forceps 1× called polypus forceps 1× causes brain injury 1×

Words around Forceps

Just before it in the word index:

forcepoint 3 forceout 8 forcemeats 2 forcemeat 4 forcefulness 7 forcefully 287

Just after it in the word index:

forces 13.504 forcible 105 forcibly 397 forcier 2 forcillo 4 forcing 2.364

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Forceps

  • In this selection, "forceps" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mouthed, cup, syringes, bone, baby and assisted stand out and add context to how "forceps" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include advent of forceps in the and aid of forceps or vacuum. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "forceps" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with forceps

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Looks like a forceps baby to me. (7 words)

Other terms include "wortlore" (botany), "welkinfire" (meteor) and "nipperlings" (forceps). (10 words)

Doctors used forceps to carefully remove the piece from her limbus. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Standing in front and taking hold of the clitoris with a broad-mouthed forceps in his left hand, the surgeon stretches it outward, while with the right hand, he cuts it off at the point next to the pincers of the forceps. (42 words)

By 4pm, Lucy, 28, had started pushing, which went on for an hour and a half, but, between contractions, her baby's head was going back in and she was given three options – ventouse (vacuum cup), forceps or Caesarean. (39 words)

The lithotomy position was not used until the advent of forceps in the seventeenth century and since then childbirth has progressively moved from a woman supported experience in the home to a medical intervention within the hospital. (37 words)

Example sentences (17)

Standing in front and taking hold of the clitoris with a broad-mouthed forceps in his left hand, the surgeon stretches it outward, while with the right hand, he cuts it off at the point next to the pincers of the forceps.

By 4pm, Lucy, 28, had started pushing, which went on for an hour and a half, but, between contractions, her baby's head was going back in and she was given three options – ventouse (vacuum cup), forceps or Caesarean.

If you still can’t reach it then see your doctor, who can use a speculum and forceps to remove it.

It was Dr Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn al-‘Abbās al-Zahrāwī, known as the ‘father of surgery’, who invented surgical tools that are still used today such as syringes, forceps, bone saws and plaster casts.

But while she was being delivered with forceps and a suction device, Olivia suffered multiple skull fractures, as well as cuts, bruising and swelling to her face.

Doctors used forceps to carefully remove the piece from her limbus.

Prophylactic antibiotics may help when women who are giving birth require the aid of forceps or vacuum extraction.

Insert the boat into the bottle stern first, using a bent metal coat hanger or a surgeon’s tool called polypus forceps.

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Looks like a forceps baby to me.

Medical intervention implies caesarean section, or forceps or vacuum to deliver the baby, or using hormones to start or speed the labour.

Parents have previously said they were pressured into natural births in midwife-supervised units, claiming that a caesarean or forceps-assisted deliveries would have prevented brain damage.

Decompression of the calvarium can be accomplished by incision and suction of the contents, or by using forceps.

Other terms include "wortlore" (botany), "welkinfire" (meteor) and "nipperlings" (forceps).

Specific surgical instruments used in a laparoscopic surgery include: forceps, scissors, probes, dissectors, hooks, retractors and more.

The lithotomy position was not used until the advent of forceps in the seventeenth century and since then childbirth has progressively moved from a woman supported experience in the home to a medical intervention within the hospital.

There is also a high incidence of hemiplegia during pregnancy and experts believe that this may be related to either a traumatic delivery, use of forceps or some event which causes brain injury.

When fishing with bait, the angler will want to have a disgorger ; perch are notorious for swallowing the hook, and will need aid of a disgorger or forceps for unhooking.

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Common combinations with forceps

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • forceps or 4×
  • of forceps 3×
  • forceps in 2×
  • forceps to 2×
  • or forceps 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "forceps" in a sentence?
An example: "Standing in front and taking hold of the clitoris with a broad-mouthed forceps in his left hand, the surgeon stretches it outward, while with the right hand, he cuts it off at the point next to the pincers of the forceps." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "forceps" from authentic English texts.
What does "forceps" mean?
Forceps means: An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
What are synonyms of "forceps"?
Common synonyms of "forceps" include: extractor.
How many example sentences with "forceps" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "forceps", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.