forcipal

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adjective

Branched and forked like a pair of forceps; constructed so as to open and shut.

“forcipal extraction”

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Meanings

adjectiveforcipal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBranched and forked like a pair of forceps; constructed so as to open and shut.

    Mechanicks make uſe hereof in forcipall Organs, and Inſtruments of Inciſion; […]

    1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter II.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 112
  2. not comparableUsing forceps.

    forcipal extraction

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
forcipated

Origin

From Latin forcip(is) + -al.

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APA

forcipal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcipal

MLA

“forcipal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcipal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forcipal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcipal.

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