STETHOSCOPE


Meaning of STETHOSCOPE in English

/ ˈsteθəskəʊp; NAmE -skoʊp/ noun

an instrument that a doctor uses to listen to sb's heart and breathing

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from French stéthoscope , from Greek stēthos breast + skopein look at.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.