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stethoscope

🇬🇧 UK/'steθәskәup/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A medical instrument used to listen to sounds inside the body, such as the heart and lungs

听诊器

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
stethother
+
oconnector
+
scopelook, observe, view, instrument for viewing
=stethoscope

Common 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 placed the stethoscope on the patient's chest to check his heartbeat.

  • 2.

    Medical students learn to use a stethoscope during their first year of training.

  • 3.

    She could hear the baby's heartbeat clearly through the stethoscope.

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