ALL meanings of stethoscope
steth·o·scope
S s - noun stethoscope an instrument used in auscultation to convey sounds in the chest or other parts of the body to the ear of the examiner. 1
- noun stethoscope instrument for listening to heartbeat 1
- countable noun stethoscope A stethoscope is an instrument that a doctor uses to listen to your heart and breathing. It consists of a small disc that is placed on your body, connected to a hollow tube with two pieces that the doctor puts in his or her ears. 0
- noun stethoscope an instrument for listening to the sounds made within the body, typically consisting of a hollow disc that transmits the sound through hollow tubes to earpieces 0
- noun stethoscope a narrow cylinder expanded at both ends to receive and transmit fetal sounds 0
- noun stethoscope a hearing instrument used in auscultation, for examining the heart, lungs, etc. by listening to the sounds they make 0