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MEDICAL INSTRUMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Instrument used in the practice of medicine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("medical instrument" is a kind of...):
instrument (a device that requires skill for proper use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "medical instrument"):
thermograph (medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body)
syringe (a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids)
surgical instrument (a medical instrument used in surgery)
stethoscope (a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body)
speculum (a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior)
rhinoscope (medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx))
polygraph (a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration))
auriscope; auroscope; otoscope (medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane))
ophthalmoscope (medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye)
laryngoscope (a medical instrument for examining the larynx)
keratoscope (medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surface)
fiberscope (a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs)
endoscope (a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery)
electromyograph (a medical instrument that records the electrical waves associated with the activity of skeletal muscles)
electroencephalograph (medical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain)
diathermy machine (a medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes)
dialysis machine; dialyzer (a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes)
cardiograph; electrocardiograph (medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart)
bronchoscope (a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes)
ballistocardiograph; cardiograph (a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles)
