- A
tenaculum is a
surgical instrument,
usually classified as a type of forceps. It
consists of a
slender sharp-pointed hook
attached to a
handle and is...
- In biology, a
clasper is a male
anatomical structure found in some
groups of animals, used in mating. Male
cartilaginous fish have
claspers formed from...
- has the
advantage of
causing less
bleeding than the more
commonly used
tenaculum (sin.
Pozzi forceps).
Instruments used in
general surgery Yap, L.H.; Ahmad...
- is to
place a
speculum in the **** so as to see the cervix. Often, a
tenaculum is
placed to
steady the cervix. Next, the
provider will
dilate the cervix...
-
opening to the uterus),
pinch the
cervix to
stabilize it open with a
tenaculum, and then use an
insertion device to
place the IUD in the uterus. The...
- body, held
under tension by a
small structure called the
retinaculum (or
tenaculum). When released, it
snaps against the substrate,
flinging the springtail...
-
forceps Spreading forceps Sterilizer forceps Suture sundries forceps Tenaculum forceps Thoracic forceps Thoracic surgical forceps Thumb forceps Tissue...
- the
process of dilation, the
cervix may have to be
stabilized with a
tenaculum, and then the
dilators are
slowly entered into the
cervical canal with...
-
ripening in
advance of
endometrial biopsy to
reduce the need for use of a
tenaculum or
cervical dilator.[citation needed]
There is
limited evidence supporting...
- It is "from French, literally: tongs, from Late
Latin tenācula, pl of
tenaculum". In a
letter to John Bradshaw,
President of the
Council of
State in London...
