Hardware
Hardware (medicine)
Hardware (pronounced: /ˈhɑːrdˌweər/) in the context of medicine, refers to any physical device used for treatment or diagnosis. This can include a wide range of equipment, from simple tools like stethoscopes and thermometers to complex machines like MRI scanners and robotic surgery systems.
Etymology
The term "hardware" originates from the physical components of a computer system, which was first used in this sense in 1947. The use of the term in medicine is a metaphorical extension of this original meaning, referring to the physical tools and equipment used in medical practice.
Related Terms
- Medical equipment: A broad term that encompasses all the devices used in medical practice, including hardware.
- Medical device: Any instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, appliance, implant, reagent for in vitro use, software, material or other similar or related article, intended by the manufacturer to be used, alone or in combination, for human beings, for one or more of the specific medical purpose(s).
- Diagnostic equipment: Hardware specifically used to diagnose diseases and other conditions.
- Therapeutic equipment: Hardware used to treat diseases and other conditions.
- Surgical instruments: A type of hardware used in surgery.
- Prosthetics: A type of hardware used to replace missing body parts.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Hardware
- Wikipedia's article - Hardware
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