Tenaculum
noun, plural tenacula
[tuh-nak-yuh-luh] /təˈnæk yə lə/ (Show IPA)
1.
Surgery. a small sharp-pointed hook set in a handle, used for seizing and picking up parts in operations and dissections.
2.
Entomology. a clasplike appendage on the abdomen of a springtail, which holds the springing device in place.
noun (pl) -la (-lə)
1.
a surgical or dissecting instrument for grasping and holding parts, consisting of a slender hook mounted in a handle
tenaculum te·nac·u·lum (tə-nāk’yə-ləm)
n. pl. te·nac·u·la (-lə)
A long-handled, slender, hooked instrument for lifting and holding parts, such as blood vessels, during surgery.
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