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