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		Definition of stethoscope in English: stethoscopenoun ˈstɛθəskəʊpˈstɛθəˌskoʊp ![]() A medical instrument for listening to the action of someone's heart or breathing, typically having a small disc-shaped resonator that is placed against the chest, and two tubes connected to earpieces. 听诊器 Example sentencesExamples -  The diagnosis of aortic regurgitation can be made using a stethoscope.
 -  Usually a heart murmur is detected by a doctor who's listening to the heart with a stethoscope during a routine exam.
 -  Every few inches he would tap lightly and then listen with the stethoscope.
 -  I knelt down by Phyllis, took out my stethoscope to establish my medical credentials, and listened knowingly to her chest.
 -  Make sure the earpieces are turned slightly forward on your stethoscope so that the earpieces fit securely in your ears.
 -  Tools such as stethoscopes should be cleaned regularly with a paper towel, soap and water, or an alcohol wipe.
 -  I straightened up and pulled the stethoscope from my neck.
 -  Your doctor will also listen to the baby's chest with a stethoscope.
 -  They have no ears to listen through the stethoscope, and no hands to hold the knife.
 -  For example, the doctor may listen to the patient's chest with a stethoscope, to determine how well the airways are working.
 -  Signs of pulmonary congestion may also be heard though a stethoscope.
 -  Just give me a stethoscope and show me the way to the nearest ward!
 -  One of the main injuries from a blast is air in the lungs which you have to listen to using a stethoscope.
 -  How can I joke with the parents of the boy playing with my stethoscope that maybe he'll be a doctor, when he won't receive a decent education?
 -  Pressing his stethoscope to her chest the father concludes that the girl has a heart defect and proceeds to wall her off from the external world.
 -  That doesn't mean it's serious, but a doctor definitely should put a stethoscope to the chest of any child with a persistent cough.
 -  In 1816, the forerunner of the modern stethoscope came to be discovered in France.
 -  They commented about my stethoscope and treated me with a respect and position I have not yet earned.
 -  He didn't need a stethoscope to hear my heart clamoring against my ribcage.
 -  A stethoscope and blood pressure cuff served as the primary monitoring tools.
 
 
 Derivativesadjectivestɛθəˈskɒpɪk  Following a 5-minute rest period, a trained technician assessed baseline BP and HR measures with a series of stethoscopic measurements taken concurrently with the ambulatory monitor. Example sentencesExamples -  This study showed a 1% incidence of an ‘ominous’ fetal heart rate trace on admission testing and, of these 10 infants, one died three hours after admission, without stethoscopic auscultation detecting any fetal compromise.
 -  The remainder of the nineteenth century saw considerable refinement of stethoscopic technique and design, and improved understanding of the pathological basis of abnormal sounds.
 -  Later, he embarked on a revised edition of this epochal work with a masterful correlation of stethoscopic sounds and diseases of the chest documented by postmortem findings.
 
 
 adverb-ˈskɒpɪk(ə)li noun-ˈθɒskəpɪst noun-ˈθɒskəpi 
 OriginEarly 19th century: from French stéthoscope, from Greek stēthos 'breast' + skopein 'look at'.    Definition of stethoscope in US English: stethoscopenounˈsteTHəˌskōpˈstɛθəˌskoʊp A medical instrument for listening to the action of someone's heart or breathing, typically having a small disk-shaped resonator that is placed against the chest, and two tubes connected to earpieces. 听诊器 Example sentencesExamples -  They commented about my stethoscope and treated me with a respect and position I have not yet earned.
 -  Tools such as stethoscopes should be cleaned regularly with a paper towel, soap and water, or an alcohol wipe.
 -  Your doctor will also listen to the baby's chest with a stethoscope.
 -  I knelt down by Phyllis, took out my stethoscope to establish my medical credentials, and listened knowingly to her chest.
 -  The diagnosis of aortic regurgitation can be made using a stethoscope.
 -  Make sure the earpieces are turned slightly forward on your stethoscope so that the earpieces fit securely in your ears.
 -  One of the main injuries from a blast is air in the lungs which you have to listen to using a stethoscope.
 -  He didn't need a stethoscope to hear my heart clamoring against my ribcage.
 -  Usually a heart murmur is detected by a doctor who's listening to the heart with a stethoscope during a routine exam.
 -  Signs of pulmonary congestion may also be heard though a stethoscope.
 -  That doesn't mean it's serious, but a doctor definitely should put a stethoscope to the chest of any child with a persistent cough.
 -  Every few inches he would tap lightly and then listen with the stethoscope.
 -  How can I joke with the parents of the boy playing with my stethoscope that maybe he'll be a doctor, when he won't receive a decent education?
 -  I straightened up and pulled the stethoscope from my neck.
 -  Pressing his stethoscope to her chest the father concludes that the girl has a heart defect and proceeds to wall her off from the external world.
 -  For example, the doctor may listen to the patient's chest with a stethoscope, to determine how well the airways are working.
 -  Just give me a stethoscope and show me the way to the nearest ward!
 -  A stethoscope and blood pressure cuff served as the primary monitoring tools.
 -  They have no ears to listen through the stethoscope, and no hands to hold the knife.
 -  In 1816, the forerunner of the modern stethoscope came to be discovered in France.
 
 
 OriginEarly 19th century: from French stéthoscope, from Greek stēthos ‘breast’ + skopein ‘look at’.     |