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(in′strŭ-mĕnt )

[L. instrumentum, tool]

1. A mechanical device.
2. A special tool for accomplishing a specific task. Reflex hammers, microscopes, stethoscopes, cystoscopes, and surgeon's scalpels are all instruments.

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TY - ELEC T1 - instrument ID - 731133 ED - Venes,Donald, BT - Taber's Medical Dictionary UR - https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731133/all/instrument PB - F.A. Davis Company ET - 23 DB - Nursing Central DP - Unbound Medicine ER -