(n.) That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical instruments.
(n.) A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are produced; as, a musical instrument.
(n.) A writing, as the means of giving formal expression to some act; a writing expressive of some act, contract, process, as a deed, contract, writ, etc.
(n.) One who, or that which, is made a means, or is caused to serve a purpose; a medium, means, or agent.
(v. t.) To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument; as, a sonata instrumented for orchestra.
Example Sentences:
(1) For assessment of clinical status, investigators must rely on the use of standardized instruments for patient self-reporting of fatigue, mood disturbance, functional status, sleep disorder, global well-being, and pain.
(2) Breast temperatures have been measured by the automated instrumentation called the 'Chronobra' for 16 progesterone cycles in women at normal risk for breast cancer and for 15 cycles in women at high risk for breast cancer.
(3) After a review of the technical development and application of staplers from their introduction to the present day, the indications to the use of this instrument in all gastroenterological areas from the oesophagus to the rectum as well as in chest, gynaecological and urological surgery specified.
(4) Short-forms of Wechsler intelligence tests have abounded in the literature and have been recommended for use as screening instruments in clinical and research settings.
(5) Atrioventricular (AV) delay that results in maximum ventricular filling and physiological mechanisms that govern dependence of filling on timing of atrial systole were studied by combining computer experiments with experiments in the anesthetized dog instrumented to measure phasic mitral flow.
(6) The instrument is a definite aid to the surgeon, and does not penalize the time required for surgery.
(7) Furthermore, the AMDP-3 scale and its manual constitute a remarkable teaching instrument for psychopathology, not always enough appreciated.
(8) But it [Help to Buy] is the right policy instrument to deal with a specific problem."
(9) Clinical use of this instrument is no more difficult than conventional immersion ultrasonography.
(10) The performance of the instrument was evaluated by undertaking in vitro measurements of the reflectance spectra of blood.
(11) Several recommendations, based upon the results of this survey study, the existing literature relevant to the ethical responsibilities of investigators who conduct research with children, and our own experiences with these instruments and populations, are made to assist researchers in their attempts to use these inventories in an ethical manner.
(12) Utilizing standardized instruments, family and demographic predictors of general and problem-solving knowledge pertaining to diabetes were identified in 53 newly diagnosed children.
(13) A compact attachment for microscope-type instruments is described enabling to introduce, rapidly and qualitatively, minute biological speciments into melted embedding medium and ensuring the safety of optics.
(14) This paper considers the advantages and disadvantages of the instrument together with indications for its use and reviews 118 patients who had 130 oral lesions removed with the CO2 laser.
(15) The inflammatory response is active in the embryo midway through incubation and is probably instrumental in protection of the embryo.
(16) To examine the possibility of prolongation of the standing times of instrument disinfectants, in vitro tests under high albumin exposure and tests in clinical practice were done.
(17) This, too, is a functional technique although the method and instruments are totally different.
(18) One abutment was used to evaluate each of nine oral hygiene instrumentation methods used for specified lengths of time or instrument strokes.
(19) Out-patient treatment, instrumentation and postgraduated teaching is dealt with.
(20) There is considerable evidence to suggest that intra-alveolar plasminogen activation is instrumental in many aspects of inflammatory lung injury and subsequent tissue repair.
Magnetometer
Definition:
(n.) An instrument for measuring the intensity of magnetic forces; also, less frequently, an instrument for determining any of the terrestrial magnetic elements, as the dip and declination.
Example Sentences:
(1) During both of them the magnetic field pattern, determined with a 7- or 24-channel SQUID magnetometer, suggested a dipolar current source.
(2) Changes in anteroposterior and transverse rib cage diameters and changes in xiphipubic distance were measured with pairs of magnetometers.
(3) Airflow was measured by nasal and buccal thermistors, abdominal and rib cage anteroposterior diameters by magnetometers.
(4) Motion of the rib cage and abdomen were monitored simultaneously with magnetometers.
(5) RC and Ab dimensions were measured with respiratory inductance plethysmograph belts, and spinal flexion was assessed by a pair of magnetometers measuring the xiphi-Ab distance (Xi).
(6) We recorded with a 24-channel SQUID magnetometer cerebral activity preceding and following self-paced voluntary 'skilled' movements in four healthy adults.
(7) The equipment used in the survey, including radar, laser scanners and magnetometers, was developed by engineers at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute in Vienna and allowed researchers to map details of the monuments to a resolution of 10cm.
(8) A computer-assisted method is developed for analyzing volume and time components of individual breaths using a previously developed magnetometer method for recording anteroposterior (AP) diameters of rib cage and abdomen.
(9) In the same subjects, we measured the relative magnitude and phase between the displacements of different parts of the chest wall with magnetometers during identical sinusoidal forcing.
(10) In the opposite extreme, a magnetometer is being developed for operation in a well shielded environment of a whole body superconducting shield.
(11) We compared Konno-Mead diagrams derived from isovolume calibrated magnetometers and RIP in the DC-mode during room air and CO2 rebreathing in the sitting and supine positions.
(12) Studies of thoracoabdominal motion using the respiratory magnetometer were performed in 30 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
(13) Analysis of the relative motion of the rib cage and abdomen during breathing by the use of magnetometers confirmed the presence of abdominal paradox throughout the breathing cycle when the patient was supine, and established that paradoxic motion of the abdomen also occurred when the patient was in the erect posture but only in the latter half of inspiration.
(14) The middle-ear transfer characteristics for sound in 14 human temporal bones were determined using a SQUID magnetometer method.
(15) By use of the method of Konno and Mead and the respiratory magnetometer, the partition of respired gas volumes into rib cage and diaphragm-abdomen components was accomplished in 81 normal subjects including 32 young and middle-aged men, 29 young and middle-aged women, and 20 elderly men.
(16) Chest wall compliance (Cw) was measured by the weighted spirometer technique; Crc and Cab were derived from the slope of the relaxation line of the thoracoabdominal system obtained with two pairs of linearized magnetometers.
(17) The new multichannel magnetometers allow measurements of spontaneous brain activity without EEG-triggered averaging.
(18) He cites examples of neglecting "basic security precautions" like not passing crowds through magnetometers at presidential events, but also of cutting back on the size of counterassault teams, not keeping up with the latest firearms, and not allowing agents time for physical and firearms training.
(19) Results from normal subjects and from one patient with bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis show that the magnetometer analysis is closely comparable to standard measurements made from airflow recordings.
(20) Changes in end expiratory levels measured by magnetometers and RIP during CO2 rebreathing are in general proportionate to each other; however, the magnetometers usually depicted quantitatively greater decreases in abdominal end expiratory levels during rebreathing.