laennec
noun
Re·né Thé·o·phile Hya·cinthe 
[ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] , 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
[ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] , 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope. 
ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t
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| René Théophile Hyacinthe (rəne teɔfil jasɛ̃t). 1781--1826, French physician, who invented the stethoscope | |
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Laënnec Laën·nec (lā-něk'), René Théophile Hyacinthe. 1781-1826.
French physician who invented the stethoscope (ca. 1819).
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