forceps

English

/ˈfɔːsɛps/, /ˈfɔɹsɛps/

noun

Definitions

An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin forceps root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept

Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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-ception English
Cablegate English
Hawkery English
Princess English
Principality English
acapsular English
acceptability English
acceptably English
accepted English
acceptedly English
acceptibly English
acceptive English
acceptress English
afterperception English
anticonception English
anticontraception English
antinociception English
antioccupation English
archdeceiver English
beaucatcher English
becatch English
behaver English
behavioral English
behaviorism English
behaviorist English
behaviour English
birdcatcher English
birdcatching English
bycatch English
cablecar English
cableco English
cablegami English
cablegram English
cableless English
cablelike English
cabler English
cablese English
cablet English
cablevision English
cableway English
capability English
capacitate English
capacitation English
capacitively English
capsular English
capsulate English
captee English
captionable English
captioner English
catchable English
catcher English
catchy English
caterer English
chemoperception English
chemoreception English
chemosusceptibility English
chickenhawk English
coalheaver English
coalheaving English
conceit English
conceited English
conceivability English
conceivable English
conceivableness English
conceivably English
conceiver English
conceptible English
conceptionally English
conceptively English
conceptor English
conceptualism English
conceptuality English
conceptualization English
contracept English
contraceptive English
copepodite English
cowcatcher English
deceitful English
deceivability English
deceivableness English
deceiver English
deceivingly English
deceptress English
disoccupation English
dogcatcher English
dorhawk English
dreamcatcher English
electroreception English
emancipatist English
emancipatory English
emancipatrix English
emancipist English
encapsulate English
enchaser English
exceptional English
exceptionally English
eye English
eye-catcher English
fishcatcher English
flycatcher English
flycatching English
forceps-like English
forcepslike English
forcepstail English
forechase English
foreconceive English
foreconceiving English
forepurchased English
gamecatcher English
gnatcatcher English
gonoforceps English
graviperception English
havenage English
hawk English
hawkery English
hawkish English
hawklike English
hawkmoth English
hawknose English
hawksbeard English
hawkweed English
hawky English
heaver English
heavingly English
heavyish English
heavyweight English
hypernociception English
hypersusceptibility English
imperceivable English
imperceivableness English
imperceivably English
imperceived English
imperceptibly English
imperception English
imperceptive English
impercipient English
inacceptable English
inacceptably English
inceptual English
incipiently English
inconceivableness English
inconceivably English
inconceptible English
inoccupation English
insusceptible English
interceptable English
interceptive English
interpurchase English
intussuscepted English
jashawk English
magnetoreception English
mailcatcher English
meadowhawk English
mechanonociception English
mechanoreception English
merprince English
metaconcept English
microconcept English
microforceps English
misbehaviour English
misconceiver English
misconception English
misperceive English
misperceiver English
misreceive English
molecatcher English
newshawk English
nonacceptable English
nonacceptance English
nonaccepted English
nonaccepter English
nonheavy English
nonoccupation English
nonoccupational English
nonoccupying English
nonperceived English
nonperceiving English
nonperceptible English
nonperception English
nonpurchased English
nonpurchaser English
nonpurchasing English
nonreceipt English
nonsusceptibility English
nonsusceptible English
occupational English
occupationally English
occupationless English
occupiable English
occupier English
omnipercipient English
outcatch English
overcatch English
overheavy English
overperceive English
oystercatcher English
paperchase English
particeps criminis English
participatory English
participially English
perceivable English
perceivableness English
perceivably English
perceivedness English
perceptibly English
perceptively English
perceptivity English
perceptualize English
photoreceiver English
podcatch English
podcatcher English
posticipate English
postpurchase English
preceptorship English
preceptress English
preconceit English
preconceive English
preoccupancy English
prepurchase English
princely English
princessipality English
princessly English
principally English
pseudoconcept English
puncept English
ratcatcher English
reaccept English
reacceptance English
recapture English
receivable English
receival English
receivedness English
receivership English
reconceive English
recuperatively English
reoccupation English
reoccupy English
reperceive English
reperception English
repurchase English
repurchaser English
slavecatcher English
slavecatching English
smokechaser English
splurchase English
spycatching English
steeplechase English
steeplechaser English
steeplechasing English
subchaser English
subconcept English
subpercept English
subpurchaser English
suncatcher English
superaccept English
superheavy English
superheavyweight English
suscept English
susceptibly English
tail English
transceive English
transceiver English
ultraheavy English
unaccept English
unacceptability English
unacceptably English
unacceptance English
unaccepted English
uncaught English
unchased English
unconceivable English
unconceivably English
unconceived English
undeceivably English
undeceive English
undeceiver English
underperceive English
unexcepted English
unheavy English
unperceivable English
unperceivably English
unperceived English
unperceivedly English
unperceiving English
unpurchased English
unreceived English
unsusceptible English
upcaught English
upheaval English
upheaver English
windcatcher English
*accaptāre Latin
*appercipiō Latin
*capseum Latin
acceptiō, acceptiōnis Latin
accepto, acceptō, acceptāre Latin
acceptum Latin
acceptābilis Latin
acceptāre Latin
capabilis Latin
capis Latin
capistrum Latin
capiās Latin
capiō Latin
capsa Latin
capsula Latin
captio Latin
captiō Latin
captiōsus Latin
captura Latin
captāre, captō, capto Latin
captīvitās Latin
captīvus Latin
captīvō Latin
captō Latin
captūra Latin
capulum Latin
capābilis Latin
capācitās Latin
capāx Latin
conceptiō Latin
conceptus Latin
concipere, concipio, concipiō Latin
disceptō Latin
dēceptīvus Latin
dēcipere, decipio Latin
dēcipiō Latin
exceptio Latin
exceptiō Latin
exceptus Latin
excipio Latin
excipiēns Latin
forceps Latin
formus Latin
imperceptibilis Latin
inceptiō Latin
inceptor Latin
incipientia Latin
incipit Latin
incipiēns Latin
interceptiō Latin
interceptum Latin
intercipiēns Latin
mūnicipālis Latin
nuncupātus Latin
nuncupātīvus Latin
occupare Latin
occupāre, occupō Latin
occupātio Latin
occupātus Latin
participare Latin
participatiō Latin
participium Latin
participiālis Latin
participāns Latin
perceptio Latin
perceptiō Latin
perceptum Latin
percipio Latin
percipiēns Latin
percipiō Latin
prae Latin
praeceptor Latin
praeceptum Latin
praecipitium Latin
praeoccupare Latin
praeoccupare, praeoccupo Latin
praeoccupatiō Latin
princeps Latin
pro- Latin
prīnceps Latin
prīncipium Latin
prīncipālis Latin
receptibilis Latin
receptio Latin
receptiō Latin
receptor Latin
receptum Latin
receptus Latin
receptāculum Latin
recipiēns Latin
recipiō Latin
recuperator Latin
recuperatorius Latin
recuperātiō Latin
recuperō Latin
recuperō, recuperāre, recupero Latin
recuperō, recuperātus, recupero Latin
susceptus Latin
ēmancipātiō Latin
ēmancipātus Latin
ēmancipō Latin
Kapsel German
prinzipiell German
cacciatore Italian
aperception French
chasseur French
exceptionnel French
municipalité French
princesse French
κάπη Ancient Greek
κώπη Ancient Greek
*kapno- Proto-Indo-European
*keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
*kh₂pnós Proto-Indo-European
*kh₂ptós Proto-Indo-European
*kh₂pyéti Proto-Indo-European
*kopuǵos Proto-Indo-European
*káput- Proto-Indo-European
*kóh₂p-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
*ne Proto-Indo-European
*bihōfą Proto-Germanic
*bihōfōną Proto-Germanic
*habilaz Proto-Germanic
*habjaną Proto-Germanic
*habnō Proto-Germanic
*habukaz Proto-Germanic
*habą Proto-Germanic
*habīgaz Proto-Germanic
*haftijaną Proto-Germanic
*haftiją Proto-Germanic
*uber Proto-Germanic
heft Norwegian Nynorsk
hev Norwegian Nynorsk
heving Norwegian Nynorsk
hiv Norwegian Nynorsk
hoven Norwegian Nynorsk
hovne Norwegian Nynorsk
håve Norwegian Nynorsk
tverrhalehauk Norwegian Nynorsk
uakseptabel Norwegian Nynorsk
gōshafoc Old English
habban Old English
hefiġlīċe Old English
hefiġnes Old English
spearhafoc Old English
ūphebban Old English
behaven Middle English
behavoure Middle English
behovely Middle English
havener Middle English
havenles Middle English
hevysum Middle English
misbehaven Middle English
misconceite Middle English
misconceiven Middle English
recevere Middle English
sperhauke Middle English
unacceptabylle Middle English
haf Old Norse
hafa Old Norse
hafna Old Norse
hefð Old Norse
hefða Old Norse
hepta Old Norse
hæfr Old Norse
hǫfugleikr Old Norse
København Danish
*xapati Proto-Slavic
accepter Old French
achater Old French
chacepol Old French
chaceür Old French
princesse Old French
recovree Old French
Prinsesa Cebuano
*կիպ Old Armenian
accepteur Middle French
incapable Middle French
hever Middle Low German
*formokaps Proto-Italic
*kapelos Proto-Italic
cúan Middle Irish
*iš-gabā Proto-Albanian
*kapa Proto-Albanian
*kapmi Proto-Albanian
acatòu Ligurian
riacatâ Ligurian