stethoscopy
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Stethoscopy — Ste*thos co*py, n. The art or process of examination by the stethoscope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stethoscopy — noun The diagnostic use of a stethoscope … Wiktionary
stethoscopy — 1. Examination of the chest by means of auscultation, either mediate or immediate, and percussion. 2. Mediate auscultation with the stethoscope. * * * steth·os·co·py (steth osґkə pe) examination by means of the stethoscope … Medical dictionary
stethoscopy — n. use of a stethoscope to listen to sounds produced within the body (such as the heartbeat) … English contemporary dictionary
stethoscopy — ste·thos·co·py … English syllables
stethoscopy — steˈthäskəpē, ˈstethəˌskōpē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary stethoscope + y : examination by means of the stethoscope * * * stethosˈcopy noun • • • Main Entry: ↑stethoscope … Useful english dictionary
Near-field scanning optical microscope — Near field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM/SNOM) is a microscopic technique for nanostructure investigation that breaks the far field resolution limit by exploiting the properties of evanescent waves. This is done by placing the detector very… … Wikipedia
John Forbes (physician) — Sir John Forbes (17 December 1787 – 13 November 1861) MD Edin FRCP Lond DCL (Oxon.), FRS, distinguished Scottish physician, famous for his translation of the classic French medical text, De L Auscultation Mediate by R.T.H. Laennec, the inventor… … Wikipedia
stethoscope — stethoscoped, adj. stethoscopist /ste thos keuh pist/, n. stethoscopy /ste thos keuh pee, steth euh skoh /, n. /steth euh skohp /, n. Med. an instrument used in auscultation to convey sounds in the chest or other parts of the body to the ear of… … Universalium
stethoscopic — stethoscopically, adv. /steth euh skop ik/, adj. pertaining to the stethoscope or to stethoscopy. Also, stethoscopical. [1820 30; STETHOSCOPE + IC] * * * … Universalium
