medical instrument
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1. instrument used in the practice of medicine (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | instrument, |
| definition | : | a device that requires skill for proper use (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ballistocardiograph, cardiograph, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bronchoscope, |
| definition | : | a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cardiograph, electrocardiograph, |
| definition | : | medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dialysis machine, dialyzer, |
| definition | : | a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | diathermy machine, |
| definition | : | a medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electroencephalograph, |
| definition | : | medical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electromyograph, |
| definition | : | a medical instrument that records the electrical waves associated with the activity of skeletal muscles (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | endoscope, |
| definition | : | a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fiberscope, |
| definition | : | a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | keratoscope, |
| definition | : | medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surface (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | laryngoscope, |
| definition | : | a medical instrument for examining the larynx (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ophthalmoscope, |
| definition | : | medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | auriscope, auroscope, otoscope, |
| definition | : | medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | polygraph, |
| definition | : | a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rhinoscope, |
| definition | : | medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | speculum, |
| definition | : | a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | stethoscope, |
| definition | : | a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | syringe, |
| definition | : | a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | thermograph, |
| definition | : | medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body (noun.artifact) |
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