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–n.an instrument used by doctors when listening to sounds in the heart, lungs, or other parts of the body.–v.t.to examine with a stethoscope.╂[< Greek stêthos breast, chest + English -scope]
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stethoscope — steth•o•scope [[t]ˈstɛθ əˌskoʊp[/t]] n. med an instrument used in auscultation to detect sounds in the chest or other parts of the body • Etymology: 1810–20; < Gkstêtho(s)chest + scope ste•thos•co•py stɛˈθɒs kə pi, ˈstɛθ əˌskoʊ n. steth… … From formal English to slang
stethoscope — steth|o|scope [ˈsteθəskəup US skoup] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: stéthoscope, from Greek stethos chest + French scope] an instrument that a doctor uses to listen to your heart or breathing … Dictionary of contemporary English
stethoscope — steth|o|scope [ steθə,skoup ] noun count a piece of equipment used by doctors for listening to someone s heart or breathing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
telestethoscope — tel·e·steth·o·scope (tel″ə stethґə skōp) [tele + stethoscope] a combination of stethoscope and electrical amplification by which persons at a distance from the patient can hear the heart and lung sounds, as in demonstrating… … Medical dictionary
Stethoscope — Steth o*scope (st[e^]th [ o]*sk[=o]p), n. [Gr. sth^qos the breast + scope: cf. F. st[ e]thoscope.] (Med.) 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stethoscope — Steth o*scope, v. t. To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope. M. W. Savage. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stethoscope — An instrument originally devised by Laennec for aid in hearing the respiratory and cardiac sounds in the chest, but now modified in various ways and used in auscultation of any of vascular or other sounds anywhere in the body. [stetho + G. skopeo … Medical dictionary
List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes — This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymology. There are a few rules when using medical roots. Firstly, prefixes and suffixes, primarily in Greek, but also in Latin, have a… … Wikipedia
stethoscope — stethoscoped, adj. stethoscopist /ste thos keuh pist/, n. stethoscopy /ste thos keuh pee, steth euh skoh /, n. /steth euh skohp /, n. Med. an instrument used in auscultation to convey sounds in the chest or other parts of the body to the ear of… … Universalium
stethoscope — [steth′ə skōp΄] n. [Fr stéthoscope: see STETHO & SCOPE] Med. a hearing instrument used in auscultation, for examining the heart, lungs, etc. by listening to the sounds they make stethoscopic [steth′ōskäp′ik] adj. stethoscopical stethoscopically… … English World dictionary
