vulsella

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A form of vulsellum — A type of forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade, used in obstetrics and gynecology

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Meanings

nounvulsella (plural vulsellae or vulselli)

plural vulsellae · plural vulselli

  1. alternativeAlternative form of vulsellum.

    The removal of the polypus from the uterine cavity after its detachment was by no means easy, as it escaped readily from the vulselli and polypus forceps that were used to catch and extract it.

    1867, James Young Simpson, “Meeting of Societies”, in The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal
noun
  1. pluralplural of vulsellum
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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