| 单词 | medical instrument |
| 释义 | medical instrument (once / 295483 pages) n WORD FAMILY medical instrument: medical instruments USAGE EXAMPLESHe graduated to trading cars, then to selling medical instruments, then to building houses. Economist(Nov 23, 2016) The doctor happened to be accompanied with his medical instruments and pills for eye ailment, as seen in a display. New York Times(Oct 24, 2016) Blood pressure, cholesterol and blood-glucose levels were measured with medical instruments at the pharmacy. Wall Street Journal(Oct 03, 2016) n instrument used in the practice of medicine Hypo|Hyper 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 bronchoscopea slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes cardiograph, electrocardiographmedical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart dialysis machine, dialyzera medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes diathermy machinea medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes electroencephalographmedical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain electromyographa medical instrument that records the electrical waves associated with the activity of skeletal muscles endoscopea long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery fiberscopea flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs keratoscopemedical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surface laryngoscopea medical instrument for examining the larynx ophthalmoscopemedical instrument for examining the retina of the eye auriscope, auroscope, otoscopemedical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) polygrapha medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration) rhinoscopemedical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx) speculuma medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior stethoscopea medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body surgical instrumenta medical instrument used in surgery syringea medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids thermographmedical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body arthroscopea type of endoscope that is inserted into a joint for visual examination artificial kidney, hemodialyzera machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body colonoscopean elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum culdoscopea specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs curet, curettea surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity dermatomea surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin dilater, dilatora surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ douche, douche baga small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas fetoscope, foetoscopea stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat gastroscopea type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach haemostat, hemostata surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel hypo, hypodermic, hypodermic syringea piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections laparoscopea slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery lie detectora polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying microwave diathermy machinediathermy machine that uses microwave radiation as the source of heat orthoscopean ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea photocoagulatorsurgical instrument containing a laser for use in photocoagulation probea flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities proctoscopean endoscope for examining the rectum retractorsurgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision shortwave diathermy machinea diathermy machine that uses short wave radiation as the source of heat flexible sigmoidoscope, sigmoidoscopean endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon snarea 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 knifea very sharp knife used in surgery trepan, trephinea surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull instrument a device that requires skill for proper use |
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