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tenaculum

te·nac·u·lum [ tə nákyələm ] (plural te·nac·u·la [ tə nákyələ ] or te·nac·u·lums)


noun 
Definition:
 
medical instrument with sharp hook: a long-handled instrument with a slender sharp hook, used especially in surgery to grasp and hold arteries or other body parts

[Late 17th century. < Latin, "holder" < tenere "to hold"]
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