Definition

1. Noun:
   • A medical instrument for listening to sounds inside the body: A device used by healthcare professionals to listen to internal sounds, such as heartbeats, breathing, and intestinal activity.

Usage

• The stethoscope is a standard tool for physical examination.
• It is used to listen to sounds from the heart, lungs, and abdomen.
• The device typically consists of a small disc-shaped resonator placed on the body, connected by tubing to earpieces.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to auscultate with a stethoscope": The formal medical term for listening to internal sounds using this instrument.
  • The physician will auscultate the patient's lungs with a stethoscope.

Variants and Related Words

• Stethoscopic (adj): Pertaining to or performed with a stethoscope.
  • The stethoscopic examination revealed clear breath sounds.
• Stethoscopy (n): The practice or art of using a stethoscope.
  • Accurate diagnosis often depends on skilled stethoscopy.

Synonyms

• Auscultator: A less common, more technical term for a stethoscope or one who performs auscultation.
• Listening device (in a medical context): A general descriptive term.

Related Phrases

• "to place the stethoscope": To position the instrument's chest piece on a specific body area.
  • The doctor placed the stethoscope on the patient's chest.
• "stethoscope findings": The observations or sounds heard through the instrument.
  • The stethoscope findings were consistent with pneumonia.

Noun

1. a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body