stethoscopic
[ steth-uh-skop-ik ]
/ ˌstɛθ əˈskɒp ɪk /
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adjective
pertaining to the stethoscope or to stethoscopy.
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Also steth·o·scop·i·cal [steth-uh-skop-i-kuhl] /ˌstɛθ əˈskɒp ɪ kəl/ .
Origin of stethoscopic
First recorded in 1820–30; stethoscope + -ic
OTHER WORDS FROM stethoscopic
steth·o·scop·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby stethoscopic
Ste.-Thérèse, stetho-, stethogoniometer, stethometer, stethoscope, stethoscopic, stethospasm, St.-Étienne, Stetson, Stettin, Stettinius
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