Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Transducers

Any device or element which converts an input signal into an output signal of a different form. Examples include the microphone, phonographic pickup, loudspeaker, barometer, photoelectric cell, automobile horn, doorbell, and underwater sound transducer. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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Any device or element which converts an input signal into an output signal of a different form. Examples include the microphone, phonographic pickup, loudspeaker, barometer, photoelectric cell, automobile horn, doorbell, and underwater sound transducer. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, microbiology, parasitology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends, veterinary, virology.

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73; was TRANSDUCER 1966-72 (Prov 1966-67)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Transducers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014159. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014159
  2. Transducers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transducer
  3. Transducers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215928