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An instrument for recording the movements of the thorax or chest wall during respiration; -- also called stethograph.
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An instrument for registering the movements of the diaphragm, or midriff, in respiration.
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An instrument for studying the motions of sounding bodies by optical means. It consists of a tube across the end of which is stretched a film of soap solution thin enough to give colored bands, the form and position of which are affected by sonorous vibrations.
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An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc.
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An instrument in which motion is produced by the vibrations of a sounding body.
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An instrument of punishment or torture resembling the knout, used in Russia.
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An instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes into which the fingers were pressed, and fastened with pegs.
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An instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in the vagina, to support the uterus, or remedy a malposition.
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