STETHOSCOPE


Meaning of STETHOSCOPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈste-thə-ˌskōp also ]

-thə- noun

Etymology: French stéthoscope, from Greek stēthos chest + French -scope

Date: 1820

: a medical instrument for detecting sounds produced in the body that are conveyed to the ears of the listener through rubber tubing connected with a piece placed upon the area to be examined

• stetho·scop·ic ˌste-thə-ˈskä-pik also -thə- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.