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Webster 1913 Edition
Tenaculum
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Te-nac′u-lum
,Noun.
pl. L.
Tenacula
(#)
; E. Tenaculums
(#)
. [L., a holder, fr.
tenere
to hold. Cf. Tenaille
.] (Surg.)
An instrument consisting of a fine, sharp hook attached to a handle, and used mainly for taking up arteries, and the like.