also: ちょうし · ぢょうし
noun
Medical or laboratory term for tweezers or forceps. The cross-reference ピンセット is the more common everyday word.
See also: ピンセット
手術室で鑷子を手に取る。
Pick up the forceps in the operating room.
セッシで組織をつまむ。
Grasp the tissue with tweezers.
Katakana spelling, common in medical and laboratory settings.
Alternate reading; less common than せっし.
Historical kana spelling for the reading ちょうし; rarely used in modern writing.
ピンセット is the common word for tweezers in everyday and medical contexts. 鑷子 is a more formal, technical term used mainly in written medical Japanese.
The kanji 鑷 means 'tweezers' or 'forceps', and 子 is a common suffix for small tools. The reading せっし is the on'yomi; ちょうし is an alternative reading. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.