surgical instrument
English Thesaurus
1. a medical instrument used in surgery (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | medical instrument, |
| definition | : | instrument used in the practice of medicine (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | curet, curette, |
| definition | : | a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dermatome, |
| definition | : | a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dilater, dilator, |
| definition | : | a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | haemostat, hemostat, |
| definition | : | a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | photocoagulator, |
| definition | : | surgical instrument containing a laser for use in photocoagulation (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | probe, |
| definition | : | a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | retractor, |
| definition | : | surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | snare, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | surgical knife, |
| definition | : | a very sharp knife used in surgery (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trepan, trephine, |
| definition | : | a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull (noun.artifact) |
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