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单词 tenaculum
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
te•nac•u•lum  (tə nakyə ləm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -la (-lə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Surgerya small sharp-pointed hook set in a handle, used for seizing and picking up parts in operations and dissections.
  2. Insects[Entomol.]a clasplike appendage on the abdomen of a springtail, which holds the springing device in place.
  • Latin tenāculum instrument for gripping, equivalent. to ten(ēre) to hold + -ā- (from verb, verbal stems ending in -ā-; see gubernaculum) + -culum -cule2
  • 1685–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tenaculum /tɪˈnækjʊləm/ n ( pl -la / -lə/)
  1. a surgical or dissecting instrument for grasping and holding parts, consisting of a slender hook mounted in a handle
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin, from Latin tenēre to hold
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