- telecardiophone
- A specially constructed stethoscope by means of which heart sounds can be heard by listeners at a distance from the patient. [G. tele, distant, + kardia, heart, + phone, sound]
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tele·car·dio·phone (tel″ə-kahrґde-o-fōn) [tele- + cardio- + Gr. phonē sound] an apparatus for rendering heart sounds audible to listeners at a distance from the patient.
Medical dictionary. 2011.