English dictionary
stethoscope
/'st/E//T//@/,sk/oU/p/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An instrument used in auscultation for examining the organs of the chest, as the heart and lungs, by conveying to the ear of the examiner the sounds produced in the thorax.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope.
Source: webster1913