medical instrument

Noun
  1. Instrument used in the practice of medicine (synset 103745184)
    is a type of: instrument - a device that requires skill for proper use
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • cardiograph, electrocardiograph - 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
    • thermograph - medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body

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