forceps

fɔʁsɛps

Definition

Definition of forceps - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

obstétrique

TECH.

instrument médical en forme de pinces pour aider lors des accouchements

TECH.

Le médecin a utilisé un forceps pour faciliter la naissance du bébé.

insecte

TECH.

pinces situées à l'arrière du corps de certains insectes

TECH.

Le perce-oreille utilise ses forceps pour se défendre contre les prédateurs.

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Images of forceps

instrument médical en forme de pinces pour aider lors des accouchements
pinces situées à l'arrière du corps de certains insectes

Expressions with forceps

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au forceps

adv.

avec beaucoup de difficulté, en forçant

Cette loi a été adoptée au forceps par le parlement.

accouchement aux forceps

procédure médicale où le médecin utilise des instruments pour aider la sortie du bébé

L'accouchement aux forceps a été nécessaire car le travail se prolongeait.

Origin of forceps

latin, forceps (pince)

Terms with forceps included in their meaning

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accouchement instrumental

forceps ventouse

naissance aidée par des outils médicaux comme forceps ou ventouse

céphalomètre

accouchement

instrument chirurgical utilisé comme forceps lors d'accouchements

Examples of forceps in a sentence

Le forceps est parfois nécessaire lors d’un accouchement difficile.
Les forceps du mâle sont plus grands que ceux de la femelle.
On reconnaît l'espèce à la forme de ses forceps.

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English:forceps, cerci, ...
German:Forceps, Zange, ...
Italian:forcipe, forcelle, ...
Spanish:fórceps, cerco, ...
Portuguese:fórceps, cerco, ...
Chinese:产钳, 尾钳, ...
Japanese:鉗子, 尾鋏, ...
Arabic:ملقط الولادة, ملاقط خلفية, ...
Hebrew:פוֹרְצֶפְּס, צְבָתוֹת, ...
Russian:щипцы, клешни, ...
Ukrainian:щипці, церки, ...
Catalan:fòrceps, pinces posteriors, ...
Danish:forceps, tang, ...
Dutch:tang, tangen, ...
Greek:βεντούζες, αρπάγη, ...
Hungarian:szülészeti fogó, farokfogó, ...
Khmer:ហ្វ័រសេប, កន្ត្រៃចាប់, ...
Korean:겸자, 집게, ...
Polish:kleszcze położnicze, szczypce, ...
Portuguese (BR):forcipe, pinça, ...
Romanian:forceps, clești, ...
Swedish:forceps, tång, ...
Thai:คีมช่วยคลอด, ก้ามท้าย, ...
Turkish:forseps, kıskaç, ...
Vietnamese:kẹp forceps, kìm đuôi, ...

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Definition of forceps - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Images of forceps

Expressions with forceps

Origin of forceps

Terms related to forceps

Terms with forceps included in their meaning

Examples of forceps in a sentence

View all translations of forceps

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