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stethoscopic

[steth-uh-skop-ik]

steth·o·scop·ic

[steth-uh-skop-ik]
adjective
pertaining to the stethoscope or to stethoscopy.
Also, steth·o·scop·i·cal.


Origin:
1820–30; stethoscope + -ic

steth·o·scop·i·cal·ly, adverb
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stethoscope (ˈstɛθəˌskəʊp)
 
n
1.  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
2.  Also called: obstetric stethoscope a narrow cylinder expanded at both ends to recieve and transmit fetal sounds
 
[C19: from French, from Greek stēthos breast + -scope]
 
stethoscopic
 
adj
 
stethoscopy
 
n

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