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stethoscope

[ steth-uh-skohp ]

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. an instrument used in auscultation to convey sounds in the chest or other parts of the body to the ear of the examiner.


stethoscope

/ ˈstɛθəˌskəʊp; stɛˈθɒskəpɪ; ˌstɛθəˈskɒpɪk /

noun

  1. med an instrument for listening to the sounds made within the body, typically consisting of a hollow disc that transmits the sound through hollow tubes to earpieces
  2. Also calledobstetric stethoscope a narrow cylinder expanded at both ends to recieve and transmit fetal sounds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

stethoscope

  1. An instrument used in listening to internal body sounds. Most familiarly, physicians and nurses use it to listen to heart sounds.
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Derived Forms

  • stethoscopy, noun
  • stethoscopic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٱٳo·DZ adjective
  • ٱ·ٳDz··辱 [ste-, thos, -k, uh, -pist], noun
  • ٱ·ٳDz·· [ste-, thos, -k, uh, -pee, steth, -, uh, -skoh-], noun
  • un·ٱٳo·DZ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of stethoscope1

First recorded in 1810–20; stetho- + -scope
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of stethoscope1

C19: from French, from Greek ŧٳDz breast + -scope
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Example Sentences

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In her medical bag she also has a stethoscope.

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After thinking big, the new organization settled on the iconic stethoscope as its first product, ultimately validating their low-cost, open-source, repairable device as just as good as pricier alternatives.

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“In my mind,” he said, “I have Bernie Sanders holding a stethoscope up to the Democratic Party and saying, ‘Hey, listen to this: the heartbeat of America.’”

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Tubes snarl out of a mask covering his face as a vet tech listens to his chest with a stethoscope.

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Their heart and lungs were checked with a stethoscope, and their eyes, ears, nose, teeth and fur examined.

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