phonendoscope
/ (fəˈnɛndəˌskəʊp) /
noun
an instrument that amplifies small sounds, esp within the human body
Word Origin for phonendoscope
C20: from
phono- +
endo- +
-scope
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Example sentences from the Web for phonendoscope
The binaural stethoscope was invented by Cammann in 1854, and a later improvement is the phonendoscope, by Bianchi.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century. |Edward W. Byrn
Medical definitions for phonendoscope
phonendoscope
[ fō-nĕn′də-skōp′ ]
n.
A stethoscope that intensifies auscultatory sounds.