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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesstéthoscope
Pronunciation / Transliteration: stéthoscope
"Le médecin a posé son stéthoscope sur ma poitrine."
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A medical instrument used for listening to the action of someone's heart or breathing.
"The doctor placed the stethoscope on the patient's chest to listen to his heartbeat."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1819 by French physician René Laënnec, derived from the Greek words 'stēthos' meaning 'chest' and 'skopein' meaning 'to view or examine'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "stethoscope" is said worldwide
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stéthoscope
Transliteration: stéthoscope
"Le médecin a posé son stéthoscope sur ma poitrine."
Stethoskop
Transliteration: Stethoskop
"Der Arzt hörte die Lunge mit dem Stethoskop ab."
stetoscopio
Transliteration: stetoscopio
"Il medico ha usato lo stetoscopio per visitarlo."
estetoscopio
Transliteration: estetoscopio
"El doctor se puso el estetoscopio en los oídos."
estetoscópio
Transliteration: estetoscópio
"A enfermeira pegou o estetoscópio para medir os batimentos."
स्टेethoscope
Transliteration: stethoskop
"डॉक्टर ने मरीज की धड़कन सुनने के लिए स्टेथोस्कोप का इस्तेमाल किया।"
听诊器
Transliteration: tīngzhěnqì
"医生用听诊器检查病人的心跳。"
청진기
Transliteration: cheongjingi
"의사가 청진기로 환자의 가슴을 진찰했습니다."
聴診器
Transliteration: chōshinki
"医者は聴診器で患者の心音を聞いた。"
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