n.
Any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body.
[French stéthoscope : Greek stēthos, chest + French -scope, an instrument for viewing (from Latin -scopium; see -scope).]
stethoscopic steth'o·scop'ic (-skŏp'ĭk) or steth'o·scop'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.stethoscopically steth'o·scop'i·cal·ly adv.
stethoscopy ste·thos'co·py (stĕ-thŏs'kə-pē) n.
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