stethoscope
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stethoscope
- /ˈstɛθəskəʊp/ UK
- /ˈstɛθəsˌkoʊp/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French stéthoscope, a word coined by its inventor, physician René Laennec, equivalent to stetho- + -scope.
noun stethoscopes
- A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body.
verb stethoscopes · stethoscoping · stethoscoped
- To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope. you wish me to submit to be stethoscoped; if so, you shall be gratified, although the prospect of undergoing that, or any other operation at Mr. Pigwidgeon's hands, is not the most agreeable
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noun medical instrument
| Español | estetoscopio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 청진기 cheongjin'gi |
| 日本語 | 聴診器 chōshinki |
| 中文 | 聽診器 /听诊器 tīngzhěnqì |
| हिन्दी | स्टेथोस्कोप sṭethoskop, परिश्रावक pariśrāvak |
| Português | estetoscópio |
| Français | stéthoscope |
| Deutsch | Stethoskop |
| Italiano | stetoscopio |
| Ελληνικά | στηθοσκόπιο stithoskópio |
| Română | stetoscop |
| Русский | стетоско́п stetoskóp |
| Tiếng Việt | ống nghe |
| العربية | سَمَّاعَةُ الطَّبِيب sammāʕatu ṭ-ṭabīb, سَمَّاعَة sammāʕa, مِسْمَاعُ الصَّدْر mismāʕu ṣ-ṣadr |
| עברית | סְטֶתוֹסְקוֹפּ stetoskóp, סְטָטוֹסְקוֹפּ statoskóp, מַסְכֵּת maskét |
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title = {stethoscope},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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