STETHOSCOPES

Noun

stethoscopes

plural of stethoscope

Source: Wiktionary


STETHOSCOPE

Steth"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope: cf. F. stéthoscope.] (Med.)

Definition: 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 sounds produced in the thorax.

Steth"o*scope, v. t.

Definition: To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope. M. W. Savage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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