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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries聴診器
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chōshinki
"医者は聴診器で患者の心音を聞いた。"
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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'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "stethoscope"?
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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