surgical instrument

Noun
  1. A medical instrument used in surgery (synset 104371632)
    is a type of: medical instrument - instrument used in the practice of medicine
    subtypes:
    • curet, curette - a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
    • dermatome - a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin
    • dilater, dilator - a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
    • haemostat, hemostat - a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel
    • photocoagulator - surgical instrument containing a laser for use in photocoagulation
    • probe - a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
    • retractor - surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
    • snare - a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
    • surgical knife - a very sharp knife used in surgery
    • trepan, trephine - a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull

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