stethoscope

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈstɛθəskəʊp/
• (America) IPA: /ˈstɛθəsˌkoʊp/

Noun

stethoscope (plural stethoscopes)

1. (medicine) A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body, often combined with a sphygmomanometer

Translations

• French: stéthoscope
• German: Stethoskop
• Italian: stetoscopio
• Portuguese: estetoscópio
• Russian: стетоско́п
• Spanish: estetoscopio

Verb

stethoscope (stethoscopes, present participle stethoscoping; past and past participle stethoscoped)

1. (transitive) To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope.

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