tenaculum

te·nac·u·lum

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuh-nak-yuh-luh m]
- /təˈnæk yə ləm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuh-nak-yuh-luh m]
- /təˈnæk yə ləm/

Definitions of tenaculum word

noun plural tenaculum Surgery. a small sharp-pointed hook set in a handle, used for seizing and picking up parts in operations and dissections. 1
noun plural tenaculum Entomology. a clasplike appendage on the abdomen of a springtail, which holds the springing device in place. 1
noun tenaculum a surgical or dissecting instrument for grasping and holding parts, consisting of a slender hook mounted in a handle 0
noun tenaculum a pointed, hooked instrument for lifting and holding parts, as blood vessels 0

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Origin of tenaculum

First appearance:

before 1685

One of the 48% oldest English words

1685-95; < Latin tenāculum instrument for gripping, equivalent to ten(ēre) to hold + -ā- (from v. stems ending in -ā-; see gubernaculum) + -culum -cule2

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Parts of speech for Tenaculum

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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tenaculum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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