stethoscope

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope.

Synonyms

phonendoscope

Translations

estetoscopio

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Stethoskop

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stéthoscope

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στηθοσκόπιο

stetoscopio

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estetoscopi

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stetoskop

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سماعة طبية

estetoscópio

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stethoscoop

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auscultador

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fonendoscopio

سمّاعة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɛθəskəʊp/

Etymology

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