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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tenaculum \Te*nac"u*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Tenacula}; E.
     {Tenaculums}. [L., a holder, fr. tenere to hold. Cf.
     {Tenaille}.] (Surg.)
     An instrument consisting of a fine, sharp hook attached to a
     handle, and used mainly for taking up arteries, and the like.
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