Definition of: forceps

(fôr′səps) noun
1. A pair of pincers for grasping and manipulating small or delicate objects: used by watchmakers, surgeons, dentists, etc.
2. Anat. A bundle of fibers uniting the corpus callosum with the cerebral hemispheres of the brain.
3. A pincerslike structure. [<L <formus warm + capere take]

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