tenaculum

noun te·nac·u·lum \tə-ˈna-kyə-ləm\

plural te·nac·u·la\-lə\ or te·nac·u·lums

Definition of TENACULUM

: a slender sharp-pointed hook attached to a handle and used mainly in surgery for seizing and holding parts (as arteries)

: an adhesive animal structure

New Latin, from Late Latin, instrument for holding, from Latin tenēre

First Known Use: circa 1693

Medical Dictionary

noun te·nac·u·lum \tə-ˈnak-yə-ləm\

plural te·nac·u·la \-ˌlə\ or te·nac·u·lums

: a slender sharp-pointed hook attached to a handle and used mainly in surgery for seizing and holding parts (as arteries)

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