Stethoscope Definition

stĕthə-skōp
stethoscopes
noun
A simple medical instrument for listening to sounds made by, or occurring within, the heart, lungs, etc., typically consisting of a resonating disk connected to earpieces by tubing.
Webster's New World
verb

To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope.

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Other Word Forms of Stethoscope

Noun

Singular:
stethoscope
Plural:
stethoscopes

Origin of Stethoscope

  • French stéthoscope Greek stēthos chest French -scope an instrument for viewing (from Latin -scopium –scope)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From stetho- +"Ž -scope.

    From Wiktionary

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