| 释义 |
‖ tire-tête Obstetr.|tirtɛt|
[Fr., f. tire-r to draw + tête head.]
(See quot. 1857.)
1754–64Smellie Midwif. I. Introd. 56 He also invented a tire-tête, which cannot be used until the skull is opened with a knife. 1771Encycl. Brit. III. 238/2 Let Leverot's tire-tête, with the three sides joined together, be introduced along the accoucheur's hand. 1857Dunglison Med. Lex., Tire-tête, a name given to different instruments used for extracting the head of the child when left in the uterus. |