(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.
Spectrometer
Definition:
(n.) A spectroscope fitted for measurements of the luminious spectra observed with it.
Example Sentences:
(1) The experimental results for protein preparations of calmodulin in which Ca2+ was isomorphically replaced by Tb3+ were obtained by a spectrometer working at the Institute of Nuclear Physics.
(2) The pyrolytic conversion of N-protected peptide dimethyltrideuteromethyl anilinium salts to their methyl esters in the direct insertion probe of a mass spectrometer was found to be most suitable for the derivatization of such dipeptide mixtures.
(3) Features of this spectrometer which make it more suitable than the previously employed scintillation spectrometers for the observation of granulocyte and other chemiluminescent systems include; (1) the ability to measure CL immediately upon reaction initiation; (2) simplicity of photomultiplier tube exchange; and (3) built-in optical filter holders for spectral analysis.
(4) The persistency of elution over long time after subsequent transfer to fresh water was calculated at 210 nm absorbance with ultra violet spectrometer.
(5) This investigation was designed to determine the accuracy of a clinical system, which included 12 ICU bedside stations monitored by a medical mass spectrometer (Perkin-Elmer RMS III, Pomona, CA).
(6) It uses neutron irradiation and subsequent measurements of helium 3 and helium 4 in a static mass spectrometer.
(7) The aim of this study is to employ an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS) in developing a computer software system for the quantitative analysis of elemental concentrations in biological specimens.
(8) The mixture is lyophilized, converted into the penta-trimethylsilyl-methyloxime derivative and subjected to analysis with a combined gas chromatograph - mass spectrometer equipped with a MID-unit (multiple ion detector).
(9) The isotope effects are measured by the remote label method, using an isotope ratio mass spectrometer for analysis.
(10) The conversions to benzodiazepines were confirmed by a comparison of retention times on a gas chromatograph as well as through the use of a GC-mass spectrometer.
(11) However, there is evidence using urinary drop spectrometer data which makes one suspect that megestrol does have a positive effect.
(12) Muscle pO2, pCO2, and pAr were measured using a Teflon membrane catheter-mass spectrometer system.
(13) A small bolus of each of the tracer gases was injected within 1 ms into a constant airflow at the inlet of the model, and the bolus dispersion curve was measured at the outlet by means of a mass spectrometer.
(14) Prior to termination of incubation, cultures were labeled with 1 muCi of [3H]thymidine and, after harvesting, assayed for [3H]thymidine incorporation in DNA by a liquid scintillation spectrometer.
(15) A grand-scale mass spectrometer with high mass resolution and high transmission was employed for the analysis of haemoglobin variant.
(16) The ion content of heart tissue was measured with flame spectrometer after the decomposition of myocardium by Lumatom tissue solubizer.
(17) An atomic emission detector, consisting of a microwave-induced helium plasma and atomic emission spectrometer, has been used for the gas chromatographic analysis of pesticides.
(18) Scanning mass spectrometers suffer from the disadvantage of monitoring only one mass at any particular time in contrast to mass spectrographs which allow the simultaneous detection of an extended mass range.
(19) Oxygenation in the tibialis anterior muscle was measured using a medical mass spectrometer.
(20) The enrichment of labeled phenylalanine was analyzed by using a gas-chromatograph mass spectrometer, following a primed infusion of the isotope for 6 h. The whole-body protein synthesis of laying hens fed diets deficient in amino acids was significantly lower than that of control hens.