(n) delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ L. forceps, -cipis, from the root of formus Hot + capere to take; akin to E. heave. Cf. Furnace. ] 1. A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dressing forceps. See under Dressing. [ 1913 Webster ]
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