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stethoscope

steth·o·scope

stethoscope

 
pronunciation:
ste th skop
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part of speech: noun
definition: an instrument that makes the sounds inside a body louder. Doctors and nurses listen to the heart with a stethoscope.
 
derivation: stethoscopy (n.)
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