Steth"o*scope (st&ebreve;th"&osl;*skōp),
n. [Gr. sth^qos the breast + -
scope: cf. F. stéthoscope.] (Med.) 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.
Steth"o*scope, v. t. To auscultate,
or examine, with a stethoscope. M. W. Savage.
Steth"o*scope (st&ebreve;th"&osl;*skōp),
n. [Gr. sth^qos the breast + -
scope: cf. F. stéthoscope.] (Med.) 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.
Steth"o*scope, v. t. To auscultate,
or examine, with a stethoscope. M. W. Savage.
