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general or unspecified; prefer specifics or /instrum with specialty or with surgical technique; differentiate from SURGICAL EQUIPMENT on basis of size (instruments are holdable in the hand); surgical instrument left in the operative field: coordinate with FOREIGN BODIES
Scope Note
Hand-held tools or implements used by health professionals for the performance of surgical tasks.