Sierra Sacramento Valley Museum of Medical History

Display Case 10
Surgical Instruments

Weiss' Sounds

Used to dilate the urethra, a common procedure in the past. Diseases such as gonorrhea, prior to the days of antibiotic treatment, would cause narrowing in the urethra. circa 1880.
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Weiss Sounds

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