stethoscope
[ steth-uh-skohp ]
/ ˈstɛθ əˌskoʊp /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
an instrument used in auscultation to convey sounds in the chest or other parts of the body to the ear of the examiner.
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OTHER WORDS FROM stethoscope
steth·o·scoped, adjectiveste·thos·co·pist [ste-thos-kuh-pist], /stɛˈθɒs kə pɪst/, nounste·thos·co·py [ste-thos-kuh-pee, steth-uh-skoh-], /stɛˈθɒs kə pi, ˈstɛθ əˌskoʊ-/, nounun·steth·o·scoped, adjectiveWords nearby stethoscope
stethalgia, Ste.-Thérèse, stetho-, stethogoniometer, stethometer, stethoscope, stethoscopic, stethospasm, St.-Étienne, Stetson, Stettin
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British Dictionary definitions for stethoscope
stethoscope
/ (ˈstɛθəˌskəʊp) /
noun
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
Also called: obstetric stethoscope a narrow cylinder expanded at both ends to recieve and transmit fetal sounds
Derived forms of stethoscope
stethoscopic (ˌstɛθəˈskɒpɪk), adjectivestethoscopy (stɛˈθɒskəpɪ), nounWord Origin for stethoscope
C19: from French, from Greek stēthos breast + -scope
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Medical definitions for stethoscope
stethoscope
[ stĕth′ə-skōp′ ]
n.
Any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body.
Other words from stethoscope
steth′o•scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.ste•thos′co•py (stĕ-thŏs′kə-pē) n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Cultural definitions for stethoscope
stethoscope
[ (steth-uh-skohp) ]
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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