steth·o·scope
 stethoscope
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- pronunciation:
- ste
th
skop
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noun |
| definition: |
an instrument that makes the sounds inside a body louder. Doctors and nurses listen to the heart with a stethoscope.
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| derivation: |
stethoscopy (n.) |
The word stethoscope
contains the following part:
scop, -scope, -scopy
Greek
root
that means
to view, to observe
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