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microstethoscope

[ mahy-kruh-steth-uh-skohp ]
/ ˌmaɪ krəˈstɛθ əˌskoʊp /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a stethoscope containing an apparatus that greatly amplifies the sounds heard.

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Origin of microstethoscope

micro- + stethoscope

Words nearby microstethoscope

microsporogenesis, microsporophyll, Microsporum, microstat, microstate, microstethoscope, microstomatous, microstomia, microstress, microstructure, microsurgery
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Medical definitions for microstethoscope

microstethoscope
[ mī′krō-stĕth′ə-skōp′ ]

n.

A stethoscope that amplifies the sounds heard.
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