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needle holder

needle holder noun: a specialized form of forceps, featuring very small jaws and often a locking ratchet mechanism, used to hold the needle of a suture.

needle holder: a specialized form of forceps, featuring very small jaws and often a locking ratchet mechanism,...
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Noun

needle holder (plural needle holders)

  1. A specialized form of forceps, featuring very small jaws and often a locking ratchet mechanism, used to hold the needle of a suture.
    Synonyms:
    needle driver, needle forceps

needle holder meaning in Tamil

needle holder in Tamil

ஊசி இடுக்கி, ஊசி இடுக்கிகள்

Synonyms of needle holder

  • needle driver
  • needle forceps

Forms of needle holder

pluralneedle holders

Questions about needle holder

What does needle holder mean?
Needle holder means a specialized form of forceps, featuring very small jaws and often a locking ratchet mechanism, used to hold the needle of a suture.
What is needle holder in Tamil?
Needle holder in Tamil is ஊசி இடுக்கி, ஊசி இடுக்கிகள். See Needle holder meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is needle holder?
Needle holder is a noun.
What is the plural of needle holder?
The plural of needle holder is needle holders.

Words near needle holder in the dictionary

  1. needle girls
  2. needle grass
  3. needle grasses
  4. needle gun
  5. needle guns
  6. needle holder
  7. needle holders
  8. needle ice
  9. needle in a haystack
  10. needle lace
  11. needle laces

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Adapted from Wiktionary: needle holder (page history and authors); needle holder (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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