WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
steth•o•scope /ˈstɛθəˌskoʊp/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Medicinean instrument used to listen to sounds in the chest or other parts of the body.
steth•o•scope
(steth′ə skōp′),USA pronunciation n. [Med.]
steth′o•scoped′, adj.
ste•thos•co•pist
(ste thos′kə pist),USA pronunciation n.
ste•thos•co•py
(ste thos′kə pē, steth′ə skō′-),USA pronunciation n.
- Medicinean instrument used in auscultation to convey sounds in the chest or other parts of the body to the ear of the examiner.
- 1810–20; stetho- + -scope
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