phonendoscope

phonendoscope
A stethoscope that intensifies the auscultatory sounds by means of two parallel resonating plates, one resting on the patient's chest or attached to a stethoscope tube, the other vibrating in unison with it. [phon- + G. endon, within, + skopeo, to view]

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pho·nen·do·scope fō-'nen-də-.skōp n a stethoscope equipped with a diaphragm for intensifying auscultatory sounds

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phon·en·do·scope (fōn-enґdo-skōp) [phon- + endoscope] a stethoscopic device that intensifies auscultatory sounds, consisting of a shallow metal cup closed by a diaphragm.

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  • auscultoscope — aus·cul·to·scope (aws kulґtə skōp) phonendoscope …   Medical dictionary

  • φωνενδοσκόπιο — το, Ν ιατρ. όργανο για την ακρόαση τών ενδοθωρακικών σπλάγχνων, με κύριο εκπρόσωπο το στηθοσκόπιο. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. phonendoscope < φωνή + ενδοσκόπιο. Η λ., στον λόγιο τ. φωνενδοσκόπιον, μαρτυρείται από το 1896 στην… …   Dictionary of Greek

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