stethoscope

[steth-uh-skohp]

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. an instrument used in auscultation to convey sounds in the chest or other parts of the body to the ear of the examiner.

stethoscope

/ ˈstɛθəˌskəʊp, stɛˈθɒskəpɪ, ˌstɛθəˈskɒpɪk /

noun

1. med an instrument for listening to the sounds made within the body, typically consisting of a hollow disc that transmits the sound through hollow tubes to earpieces

2. Also called: obstetric stethoscope. a narrow cylinder expanded at both ends to recieve and transmit fetal sounds

stethoscope

1. An instrument used in listening to internal body sounds. Most familiarly, physicians and nurses use it to listen to heart sounds.

Other Word Forms

• stethoscopy noun
• stethoscopic adjective
• stethoscoped adjective
• stethoscopist noun
• unstethoscoped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stethoscope¹

First recorded in 1810–20; stetho- + -scope

Word History and Origins

Origin of stethoscope¹

C19: from French, from Greek stēthos breast + _-scope

Example Sentences

The study by Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust involved saw more than 12,000 patients from 96 surgeries examined with the AI stethoscope.

From BBC

Noah Wyle, star of the hit medical drama “The Pitt,” is no stranger to sporting a stethoscope around his neck and neither is his mother.

From Los Angeles Times

In her medical bag she also has a stethoscope.

From BBC

After thinking big, the new organization settled on the iconic stethoscope as its first product, ultimately validating their low-cost, open-source, repairable device as just as good as pricier alternatives.

From Salon

“In my mind,” he said, “I have Bernie Sanders holding a stethoscope up to the Democratic Party and saying, ‘Hey, listen to this: the heartbeat of America.’”

From Los Angeles Times