n. 25B6; noun
a wound made with a sharp instrument : IMPLEMENT, tool, utensil; device, apparatus, contrivance, gadget. See lists here and at tool .
check all the cockpit instruments : MEASURING DEVICE, gauge, meter; indicator, dial, display.
they tuned their instruments : MUSICAL INSTRUMENT. See lists at brass , keyboard , orchestra , organ , percussion , string , wind .
an instrument of learning : AGENT, agency, cause, channel, medium, means, mechanism, vehicle, organ.
a mere instrument acting under coercion : PAWN, puppet, creature, dupe, cog; tool, cat's paw; informal stooge.
Surgical Instruments
bistoury osteotome
bougie probe
burr raspatory
cannula retractor
colposcope scalpel
curette scarificator
depressor scoop
dilator sigmoidoscope
forceps snare
gouge tenaculum
guillotine trepan
haemostat trephine
lancet trocar
laparoscope