This week's #DiagnosisFriday artifact is a Queen Square reflex hammer, invented around 1925. Learn more here: bit.ly/3wesiQv Congrats to @Lignedescience for guessing correctly! #WesternU #MedHist #MedicalHistory #LdnOnt @westernupubhist @westernuHistory

Happy #DiagnosisFriday! Can you guess this medical artifact? #westernu #ldnont #medhist #medicalhistory @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

Today’s #DiagnosisFriday is a shoe stretcher. Used to stretch out a person’s shoe next to the joint at the base of the big toe, it made wearing shoes more comfortable for people with bunions! #medhist #medicalhistory #westernu #ldnont @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

It's time for another #DiagnosisFriday! Can you guess what this artifact is? Let us know! #westernu #ldnont #medicalhistory #medhist @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

This week’s #DiagnosisFriday is a replica Leeuwenhoek microscope, invented in the mid-1600s by Dutch microbiologist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Learn how it worked here: bit.ly/43QZ4DQ @westernuHistory @westernupubhist #WesternU #MedHist #MedicalHistory #LdnOnt

Happy #DiagnosisFriday! Can you guess what this artifact is? #westernu #ldnont #medhist #medicalhistory @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

This #DiagnosisFriday artifact is a fleam! Used for bloodletting, variations have existed since the Middle Ages. Learn more: bit.ly/3PzoKyy Congrats to @PostWarHist for the correct guess! #westernu #medhist #medicalhistory #ldnont @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

Happy #DiagnosisFriday! Can you guess what this artifact is? #westernu #ldnont #medhist #medicalhistory @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

This #DiagnosisFriday is an eye-opener! It is an eye speculum, used to hold open the eyelids of a patient so the eye could be examined or operated upon. Learn more here: bit.ly/3VfEjzi #WesternU #LdnOnt #MedHist #MedicalHistory @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

It's time for another #DiagnosisFriday! Can you guess what this artifact is? Let us know what you think! @westernuHistory @westernupubhist #westernu #ldnont #medhist #medicalhistory

Did you guess this week’s #DiagnosisFriday? The answer is microscope immersion oil, used to increase the resolving power of a microscope. Learn more here: bit.ly/48HXuER What did you guess? #westernu #ldnont #medhist #medicalhistory @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

Happy #DiagnosisFriday! Can you guess what this artifact is? #ldnont #westernu #medicalhistory #medhist @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

Did you figure out the #DiagnosisFriday artifact this week? It is an otoscope, used for examining the inside of the ears. Learn more here: bit.ly/48AEFUg #WesternU #MedHist #MedicalHistory #LdnOnt @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

#DiagnosisFriday is upon us again! Can you guess what this artifact is? #westernu #ldnont #medhist #medicalhistory @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

This week's #DiagnosisFriday is a pair of Esmarch's Plaster Bandage Shears! These angled shears were used to cut open and remove plaster bandages from patients. Learn more here: bit.ly/3OUN0uT #westernu #ldnont #medhist #medicalhistory @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

Happy #DiagnosisFriday! Can you guess what this medical artifact is? #westernu #ldnont #medhist #medicalhistory @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

Today's #DiagnosisFriday is a hemocytometer, sometimes spelled “haemacytometer,” a device used to count red and white blood cells using a specialized glass slide. Learn more here: shorturl.at/flrUZ #westernu #ldnont #medhist #medicalhistory @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

Welcome back to #DiagnosisFriday! Can you guess this week's artifact? Share your guesses with us and come back this evening to find out the answer! #WesternU #ldnont #medhist #medicalhistory @westernuHistory @westernupubhist

This week’s #DiagnosisFriday is a retractor, used during surgery to keep body parts and tissues out of the surgeon’s way. Learn more: shorturl.at/rxK47 Did you get the answer? Let us know! #westernu #ldnont #medhist #medicalhistory @westernupubhist @westernuHistory

Another #DiagnosisFriday is upon us-- can you guess what the artifact is? #westernu #ldnont #medhist #medicalhistory