Definition of stethoscope Stethoscope
/stɛˈθʌskowˌp/ - [stethuskowp] - steth•o•scope
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What does stethoscope mean?
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NounPlural: stethoscopes |
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| stethoscope - a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body | ||
| medical instrument instrument used in the practice of medicine | ||
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Wiktionary 
- stethoscope (Noun)
A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body, often combined with a sphygmomanometer. - stethoscope (Verb)
To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stethoscope (n.)
An instrument used in auscultation for examining the organs of the chest, as the heart and lungs, by conveying to the ear of the examiner the sounds produced in the thorax. - stethoscope (v. t.)
To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stethoscope
steth′ō-skōp, n. an instrument for auscultation, consisting of a tubular piece of wood to be applied to the patient's body—in the binaural form with tubes of rubber, &c., to convey the sounds to the physician's ears.—adjs. Stethoscop′ic, -al, pertaining to, or performed by, the stethoscope.—adv. Stethoscop′ically.—ns. Steth′oscopist; Steth′oscopy. [Gr. stēthos, the breast, skopein, to see.]
Wikipedia 
- A stethoscope is a instrument used by doctors and other medical people. It is used to measure peoples heartbeat and their breathing. It is placed on the area where the heart is or on the back.
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🔤- stethoscope, noun, singular of stethoscopes.
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