(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.
Otoscope
Definition:
(n.) An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
Example Sentences:
(1) Observations were recorded by three distinctly different methods of measurement: the surgeon, the MD-2 Impedance Analyzer, and the Acoustic Otoscope immediately before and after induction of anesthesia.
(2) In addition, otoscopic accuracy is a prerequisite to optimal patient care.
(3) The clinical signs and symptoms (hypoacusis, conduction deafness) and the otoscopic and rhinoscopic findings of treated patients improved.
(4) An attempt has been made to correlate the otoscopic profile with the extent of disease, osteitic damage and co-existing complications.
(5) Office otoscopes should be maintained properly to ensure optimal performance.
(6) It correctly identified conductive loss or otoscopic abnormality only slightly better than chance57% to 66% of the time.
(7) Based on this study, a more aggressive canal down tympanomastoid approach is advocated for children presenting with this otoscopic profile.
(8) Newborns have been examined with an otoscope and two different kinds of nasal lesions have been considered: (1) pyramid deformation with septum dislocation and columella deviation; (2) deviation and subluxation of the septum.
(9) We compared acoustic reflectometry with over 4,000 tympanometric and otoscopic examinations in 451 children who were examined at regular intervals following surgery for chronic otitis media with effusion.
(10) The sound-generating otoscope was found to agree 92.4% of the time.
(11) On ear, nose, and throat (ENT) otoscopic examination, the incidence of middle ear disease requiring treatment was 12%.
(12) A comparison between subjects with unrepaired and repaired palates revealed a similar rate of otoscopically normal ears in subjects older than 10 years of age.
(13) The otoscopic findings, as reported by the primary physician and otolaryngologist, were compared with the results of tympanometry.
(14) Validation of otoscopic diagnostic accuracy is an important aspect of medical education and is necessary to substantiate clinical research observations.
(15) These include misidentification of the tube as a foreign body or a dislocated ossicle, misidentification of debris or normal ossicles as a tympanostomy tube, confirmation of the presence of a tube not seen on otoscopic evaluation, stimulation of careful search for cholesteatoma, and documentation of intervention.
(16) Pressure recordings were made in a series of examinations with the pneumatic otoscope using the ear microscope.
(17) Otoscopic findings indicated that external ear canal differences cannot completely account for tympanometric differences between young infants and adults.
(18) They must apply all the facilities at their disposal in order to correlate the otoscopic clinical findings with the magnitude and type of hearing loss.
(19) Using acoustic otoscope reflectivity (AOR) units 4 through 9 to indicate pathologic ears, its sensitivity and specificity were found to be 93.14% and 83%, respectively.
(20) Hearing levels and otoscopic evaluations were obtained retrospectively from medical records.