stethoscope
noun/ˈsteθəskəʊp/
/ˈsteθəskəʊp/
- an instrument that a doctor uses to listen to somebody’s heart and breathingTopics Healthcarec2Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French stéthoscope, from Greek stēthos ‘breast’ + skopein ‘look at’.
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