tenacula

We have found lemma(root) word of tenacula : tenaculum.

Definitions


[tɪˈnakjʊləm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sharp hook used by a surgeon for picking up small pieces of tissue such as the ends of arteries


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Origin:
late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘holder, holding instrument’, from tenere ‘to hold’




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