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clamp
(redirected from surgical clamp)

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clamp
1. a mechanical device with movable jaws with which an object can be secured to a bench or with which two objects may be secured together
2. Nautical a horizontal beam fastened to the ribs for supporting the deck beams in a wooden vessel

clamp [klamp]
(design engineering)
A tool for binding or pressing two or more parts together, by holding them firmly in their relative positions.
(electronics)


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Next, we get a shot of the inside of Nicholas's workshop, occupied only by a small beetle stuck in some sort of surgical clamp on top of a workbench with its little legs flailing uselessly as it attempts in vain to escape.
a small surgical clamp for constricting blood vessels.
 
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