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stethoscope

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steth·o·scope  (stth-skp)
n.
Any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body.

[French stéthoscope : Greek stthos, chest + French -scope, an instrument for viewing (from Latin -scopium; see -scope).]

stetho·scopic (-skpk), stetho·scopi·cal (--kl) adj.
stetho·scopi·cal·ly adv.
ste·thosco·py (st-thsk-p) n.

stethoscope
Noun
Med an instrument for listening to the sounds made inside the body, consisting of a hollow disc that transmits the sound through hollow tubes to earpieces [Greek stēthos breast + skopein to look at]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stethoscopestethoscope - a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body
fetoscope, foetoscope - a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat
medical instrument - instrument used in the practice of medicine
Translations
stethoscope [ˈstɛθəskəup] nestetoscopio

stethoscope [ˈstɛθəskəup] nstéthoscope m

stethoscope [ˈstɛθəskəup] nStethoskop nt

stethoscope [ˈstɛθəskəup] nstetoscopio

stethoscope
n stethoscope [ˈsteθəskəup]
an instrument by which a doctor can listen to the beats of the heart etc. stetoskoop سَمّاعَة الطَّبيب стетоскоп stetoskop stetoskop das Stethoskop στηθοσκόπιο stetoskoop گوشي پزشكي stetoskooppi stéthoscope מַסכֵּת, סְטֶטוֹסקוֹפ परिश्रावक stetoskop sztetoszkóp stetoskop hlustunarpípa stetoscopio 聴診器 청진기 stetoskopas stetoskops stetoskop stethoscoop stetoskop stetoskop estetoscópio stetoscop стетоскоп stetoskop stetoskop stetoskop stetoskop หูฟังของแพทย์ steteskop 聽診器 стетоскоп دل کی آواز سننے والا آلہ ống nghe


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The new doctor took up a stethoscope and sounded the patient, shook his head, prescribed medicine, and with extreme minuteness explained first how to take the medicine and then what diet was to be kept to.
The doctor bowed, smiled, whipped off his hat, and produced his stethoscope from its interior with the air of a conjurer upon the stage.
On certain mornings in the week he practised bandaging on out-patients glad to earn a little money, and he was taught auscultation and how to use the stethoscope.
 
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