surgical instrument meaning

Definition of surgical instrument

1. a medical instrument used in surgery

   Type of: medical instrument

   Kinds: curette, dermatome, dilator, hemostat, photocoagulator, probe, retractor, snare, surgical knife, trepan

surgical instrument in a sentence

• Mary's post-operative abdominal pain was caused by the surgeon leaving a surgical instrument inside her.

How to pronounce surgical instrument

surgical instrument is pronounced /ˈsɜːdʒɪkəl ˈɪnstrəmənt/ in British English and /ˈsɝdʒɪkəl ˈɪnstrəmənt/ in American English. It has 6 syllables.