- stetho·scope
- /ˈstɛθəˌskoʊp/ noun, pl -scopes [count]medical : an instrument that is used for listening to someone's heart or lungs
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stetho·scope
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scope — scope·less; seis·mo·scope; sig·moid·o·scope; ski·a·scope; snip·er·scope; snoop·er·scope; spec·tro·he·li·o·scope; spec·tro·scope; spin·thar·i·scope; stat·i·scope; stato·scope; stau·ro·scope; stereo·scope; stro·bo·scope; syn·chron·o·scope;… … English syllables
stethoscope — stetho·scope … English syllables
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
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
endostethoscope — A stethoscopic tube used in endoauscultation. [endo + G. stethos, chest, + skopeo, to examine] * * * en·do·stetho·scope (en″do stethґo skōp) a stethoscope passed into the esophagus for auscultating the heart … Medical dictionary
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
stethopolyscope — stetho·poly·scope (steth″o polґĭ skōp) [stetho + poly + scope] a stethoscope for the simultaneous use of several persons … Medical dictionary
stéthoscope — [ stetɔskɔp ] n. m. • 1819; du gr. stêthos « poitrine » et scope ♦ Instrument destiné à l auscultation des bruits à travers les parois du corps. Stéthoscope biauriculaire, comportant une plaque réceptrice où convergent deux tubes flexibles qui s… … Encyclopédie Universelle
