#surgical_instrument a medical instrument used in surgery
supertype: #medical_instrument__medicalinstrument instrument used in the practice of medicine
subtype: #curette__curet a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
subtype: #dermatome a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin
subtype: #dilater__dilator a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
subtype: #hemostat__haemostat a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel
subtype: #photocoagulator surgical instrument containing a laser for use in photocoagulation
subtype: #probe.surgical_instrument a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities
subtype: #retractor surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
subtype: #snare.surgical_instrument a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
subtype: #surgical_knife a very sharp knife used in surgery
subtype: #catling a long double-edged knife used for amputations
subtype: #lancet__lance a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
subtype: #scalpel a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
subtype: #trephine__trepan a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull
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