"Obstetrical Forceps" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical instrument designed to extract the newborn by the head from the maternal passages without injury to it or the mother.
| Descriptor ID |
D009772
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.700.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Obstetrical Forceps- Obstetrical Forceps
- Forcep, Obstetrical
- Forceps, Obstetrical
- Obstetrical Forcep
- Obstetric Forceps
- Forcep, Obstetric
- Forceps, Obstetric
- Obstetric Forcep
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Radiological case of the month. Unrecognized subaponeurotic hemorrhage. Am J Dis Child. 1992 Jul; 146(7):833-4.