stethoscope
[ steth-uh-skohp ]
/ ˈstɛθ əˌskoʊp /
noun Medicine/Medical.
an instrument used in auscultation to convey sounds in the chest or other parts of the body to the ear of the examiner.
OTHER WORDS FROM stethoscope
steth·o·scoped, adjective ste·thos·co·pist [ste-thos-kuh-pist] /stɛˈθɒs kə pɪst/, noun ste·thos·co·py [ste-thos-kuh-pee, steth-uh-skoh-] /stɛˈθɒs kə pi, ˈstɛθ əˌskoʊ-/, noun un·steth·o·scoped, adjectiveWords nearby stethoscope
stet,
stethalgia,
stetho-,
stethogoniometer,
stethometer,
stethoscope,
stethoscopic,
stethospasm,
stetson,
stettin,
stettinius
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British Dictionary definitions for stethoscope
stethoscope
/ (ˈstɛθəˌskəʊp) /
noun
med
an instrument for listening to the sounds made within the body, typically consisting of a hollow disc that transmits the sound through hollow tubes to earpieces
Also called: obstetric stethoscope
a narrow cylinder expanded at both ends to recieve and transmit fetal sounds
Derived forms of stethoscope
stethoscopic (ˌstɛθəˈskɒpɪk), adjective stethoscopy (stɛˈθɒskəpɪ), nounWord Origin for stethoscope
C19: from French, from Greek
stēthos breast +
-scope
Medical definitions for stethoscope
stethoscope
[ stĕth′ə-skōp′ ]
n.
Any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body.
Other words from stethoscope
steth′o•scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj. ste•thos′co•py (stĕ-thŏs′kə-pē) n.Cultural definitions for stethoscope
stethoscope
[ (steth-uh-skohp) ]
An instrument used in listening to internal body sounds. Most familiarly, physicians and nurses use it to listen to heart sounds.