devil's grip

grip (grip)

1. grippe.

2. a grasping or seizing.

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devil's grip  epidemic pleurodynia.

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dev·il's grip (dvlz)

n.

See epidemic pleurodynia.

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devil's grip.

See epidemic pleurodynia.

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grip [grip]

1. a grasping or clasping.

2. popular term for influenza.

devil's grip epidemic pleurodynia.

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devil's

pertaining to the devil; said of something evil.

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devil's apple

solanumcapsicoides.

devil's bit

see scabiosa succisa.

devil's droppings

see asafetida.

devil's fig

solanumtorvum.

devil's fish

giant squid of the family Architeuthidae, presenting no danger to humans or animals, despite generations of fictive folk lore.

devil's food

daturastramonium.

devil's grip

a conformation defect in sheep in which the thorax is pinched in behind the shoulders. Reputed to make affected sheep more susceptible to fleece rot and blowfly strike.

devil's ivy

see datura.

devil's thorn

see tribulusterrestris.

devil's trumpet

daturastramonium.

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grip

a grasping or clasping.

Grips for holding scalpel. A, pencil grip; B, fingertip grip, C. palm grip.By permission from Slatter D, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002

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devil's grip

see devil's grip.

fingertip grip

a method of holding a scalpel between the thumb and other fingers with the palm over the handle.

palm grip

a method of holding a scalpel under the palm with the thumb pressing on the top of the blade and the fingers curled under and around the handle.

pencil grip

a method of holding a scalpel as a pencil between the thumb and first finger with the handle over the top of the space between them.