r.t. hyacinthe laënnec

Laën·nec

[ley-nek]
noun
Re·né Thé·o·phile Hya·cinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] , 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
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Laënnec (French laɛnɛk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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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