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Showing posts with label medical. Show all posts

syringe


n.

A hypodermic syringe.

A medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from it.

stethoscope


n.

A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

sphygmomanometer


n.

An instrument for measuring blood pressure in the arteries, especially one consisting of a pressure gauge and a rubber cuff that wraps around the upper arm and inflates to constrict the arteries.

Also called blood pressure meter.