| 单词 | tenaculum |
| 释义 | tenaculum /teuh nak"yeuh leuhm/, n. , pl. tenacula /-leuh/. 1. Surg. a small sharp-pointed hook set in a handle, used for seizing and picking up parts in operations and dissections. 2. Entomol. a clasplike appendage on the abdomen of a springtail, which holds the springing device in place. [1685-95; < L tenaculum instrument for gripping, equiv. to ten(ere) to hold + -a- (from v. stems ending in -a-; see GUBERNACULUM) + -culum -CULE2] |
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