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TENACULUM

\tɛnˈakjʊləm], \tɛnˈakjʊləm], \t_ɛ_n_ˈa_k_j_ʊ_l_ə_m]\

Definitions of TENACULUM

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Small instrument having shape of hook.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

In Teleosts, a fibrous band extending from eyeball to skull.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

A hook-like instrument for seizing and holding parts.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A sharp-pointed hook with a handle, used for seizing and holding tissues.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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