Stethoscope



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.听诊器
• ［英］ 听诊器 ( an instrument used to detect and study sounds produced in the body)
• ［记］ stetho ( 胸) ＋scope ( 看) -> 听诊器

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French stéthoscope, from Greek stēthos chest + French -scope
• Date: 1820
• a medical instrument for detecting sounds produced in the body that are conveyed to the ears of the listener through rubber tubing connected with a piece placed upon the area to be examined
• ? stethoscopic adjective

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