tenaculum
noun
a small sharp-pointed hook set in a handle, used for seizing and picking up parts in operations and dissections.
tenacula
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pluralof tenaculum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On the further side, in front of the window, there was a board which was strewed with glittering instruments—forceps, tenacula, saws, canulas, and trocars.
From Round the Red Lamp by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
On the farther side, in front of the window, there was a board which was strewed with glittering instruments, forceps, tenacula, saws, canulas, and trocars.
From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by A. Conan Doyle
