stethoscope
UK/'steθәskәup/US
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Definitions
n.
A medical instrument used to listen to sounds within the body, especially the heart and lungs, consisting of a chest piece connected by tubes to earpieces.
听诊器（用于听取体内声音，尤其是心肺声音的医疗仪器，由胸件经管子连接耳件组成）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedstethos (Greek: chest) + scope (look at, examine) = literally a 'chest-examiner.' The catch is that you examine by listening, not looking: skopein meant 'inspect closely,' broad enough to cover the ear, so a listening tool ended up with a -scope name.
Root scope still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.use a stethoscope使用听诊器
- 2.listen with a stethoscope用听诊器听诊
- 3.wear a stethoscope戴着听诊器
- 4.stethoscope around one's neck听诊器挂在脖子上
Example Sentences
- 1.
The doctor pressed the stethoscope to my chest and asked me to breathe deeply.
- 2.
She listened through her stethoscope for any irregular heartbeat.
- 3.
A nurse with a stethoscope around her neck hurried down the corridor.