fetoscopic

Variant of fetoscope

fetoscope definition

feto·scope (fē′tə skōp′)

noun

  1. an endoscope used to examine a fetus in the womb
  2. a special stethoscope used to listen to the fetal heartbeat

Related Forms:

  • fetoscopic fe′to·scop′ic (fē′tə skäp′ik) adjective
  • fetoscopy fe·tos′·copy (fē täs′kə pē) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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