Definitions for stethoscope
ˈstɛθ əˌskoʊpstetho·scope

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stethoscopenoun

   a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stethoscopenoun

   A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body, often combined with a sphygmomanometer

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stethoscope

   The stethoscope is a medical device for auscultation, or listening to internal sounds of an animal or human body. It typically has a small disc-shaped resonator that is placed against the skin, with either one or two tubes connected to two earpieces. A stethoscope can be used to listen to the sounds made by the heart, lungs or intestines, as well as blood flow in arteries and veins. In combination with a manual sphygmomanometer, it is commonly used when measuring blood pressure. Less commonly, "mechanic's stethoscopes", equipped with rod shaped chestpieces, are used to listen to internal sounds made by machines (for example, sounds and vibrations emitted by worn ball bearings), such as diagnosing a malfunctioning automobile engine by listening to the sounds of its internal parts. Stethoscopes can also be used to check scientific vacuum chambers for leaks and for various other small-scale acoustic monitoring tasks. A stethoscope that intensifies auscultatory sounds is called a phonendoscope.

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1. stethoscope

   A stethoscope is a medical instrument used by healthcare professionals, primarily for auscultation, or listening to the internal sounds of a patient's body. This includes sounds from the heart, lungs, blood vessels and intestines. It traditionally has a small, circular resonator that is placed against the body, and two tubes connected to earpieces for the examiner to listen through.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stethoscopenoun

   an instrument used in auscultation for examining the organs of the chest, as the heart and lungs, by conveying to the ear of the examiner the sounds produced in the thorax

2. Stethoscopeverb

   to auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope

3. Etymology: [Gr. sth^qos the breast + -scope: cf. F. stthoscope.]

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1. Stethoscope

   The stethoscope is an acoustic medical device for auscultation, or listening to the internal sounds of an animal or human body. It is often used to listen to lung and heart sounds. It is also used to listen to intestines and blood flow in arteries and veins. In combination with a sphygmomanometer, it is commonly used for measurements of blood pressure. Less commonly, "mechanic's stethoscopes" are used to listen to internal sounds made by machines, such as diagnosing a malfunctioning automobile engine by listening to the sounds of its internal parts. Stethoscopes can also be used to check scientific vacuum chambers for leaks, and for various other small-scale acoustic monitoring tasks. A stethoscope that intensifies auscultatory sounds is called phonendoscope.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stethoscope

   steth′ō-skōp, n. an instrument for auscultation, consisting of a tubular piece of wood to be applied to the patient's body—in the binaural form with tubes of rubber, &c., to convey the sounds to the physician's ears.—adjs. Stethoscop′ic, -al, pertaining to, or performed by, the stethoscope.—adv. Stethoscop′ically.—ns. Steth′oscopist; Steth′oscopy. [Gr. stēthos, the breast, skopein, to see.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stethoscope in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stethoscope in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of stethoscope in a Sentence

1. Alicia Johnston:

   Clearly, there are many, many limitations to trying to do a physical exam in a two-dimensional format without being able to put a stethoscope on a child's chest and actually palpate a limb and abdomen.

2. South African artist William Kentridge:

   It is bit like putting a stethoscope on the banks of the Tiber and listening to the city tell its story.

3. Loren Nix:

   When you connect your stethoscope to your computer, the physician on the other end is doing the same thing, so, as she is listening to the patient's heart sound here, the physician hears the same thing on his end, just as if he were in the room with the patient.

4. Brenden Bulger:

   Next time we will bring along a stethoscope.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stethoscope
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stethoscope
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stethoscope
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stethoscope
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=stethoscope
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=stethoscope