stethoscope

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19
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈstɛθəskəʊp/
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/ˈstɛθəskəʊp/ · /ˈstɛθəsˌkoʊp/ (US)

Definition of stethoscope

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body.
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noun

  1. A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body.

verb

  1. (transitive)To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope.
    “you wish me to submit to be stethoscoped; if so, you shall be gratified, although the prospect of undergoing that, or any other operation at Mr. Pigwidgeon's hands, is not the most agreeable”

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Etymology

Borrowed from French stéthoscope, a word coined by its inventor, physician René Laennec, equivalent to stetho- + -scope.

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