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OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS

\ɒbstˈɛtɹɪkə͡l fˈɔːsɛps], \ɒbstˈɛtɹɪkə‍l fˈɔːsɛps], \ɒ_b_s_t_ˈɛ_t_ɹ_ɪ_k_əl f_ˈɔː_s_ɛ_p_s]\

Definitions of OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.

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Surgical instrument designed to extract the newborn by the head from the maternal passages without injury to it or the mother.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

F. Used for grasping and making traction on the fetal head in cases of dystocia; see cuts (p. 378) and also cut under Chamberlen.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

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