Definition of medical instrument Medical instrument
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What does medical instrument mean?
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| medical instrument - instrument used in the practice of medicine | ||
| instrument the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" | ||
| 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 | ||
| bronchoscope a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes | ||
| electrocardiograph, cardiograph medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart | ||
| dialysis machine, dialyzer a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes | ||
| diathermy machine a medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes | ||
| electroencephalograph medical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain | ||
| electromyograph a medical instrument that records the electrical waves associated with the activity of skeletal muscles | ||
| endoscope a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery | ||
| fiberscope a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs | ||
| keratoscope medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surface | ||
| laryngoscope a medical instrument for examining the larynx | ||
| ophthalmoscope medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye | ||
| 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) | ||
| polygraph a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration) | ||
| rhinoscope medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx) | ||
| speculum a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior | ||
| stethoscope a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body | ||
| surgical instrument a medical instrument used in surgery | ||
| syringe a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids | ||
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