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| te·nac·u·lum [ tə nákyələm ] (plural te·nac·u·la [ tə nákyələ ] or te·nac·u·lums) |
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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
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| [Late 17th century. < Latin, "holder" < tenere "to hold"] |
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