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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 [ˈstɛθəˌskəʊp]
n
1. (Medicine) 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. (Medicine) a narrow cylinder expanded at both ends to recieve and transmit fetal sounds Also called obstetric stethoscope
[from French, from Greek stēthos breast + -scope]
stethoscopic  [ˌstɛθəˈskɒpɪk] adj
stethoscopy  [stɛˈθɒskəpɪ] n
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 [ˈsteθəskəʊp] Nestetoscopio m

stethoscope [ˈstɛθəskəʊp] nstéthoscope m

stethoscope
nStethoskop nt

stethoscope [ˈstɛθəˌskəʊp] nstetoscopio
stethoscope [ˈstɛθəˌskəʊp] 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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