Forceps

The word masa is derived from the Latin term forceps, forcip-, meaning "tongs". This term is a compound formed by combining the Latin word formus, meaning "fire" or "ember", with the verb capere, meaning "to take" or "to grasp".

• Obstetrics: Used to describe medical instruments employed as intervention tools during strengthened labor contractions.
• History of Medicine: Used to denote the modern equivalent of historical terms such as "lavta" or "kullabu'l-cenin" used in traditional medicine.
• Surgery: Used to describe manual instruments designed to grasp, hold, and pull specific tissues or structures.
• Health Sciences: Used to refer to mechanical support devices that assist in the safe delivery of infants through the birth canal.