- phonendoscope
- device which amplifies small sounds
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phonendoscope
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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 … Medical dictionary
phonendoscope — pho·nen·do·scope … English syllables
phonendoscope — fōˈnendəˌskōp noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phon + end + scope; probably originally formed as Italian fonendoscopio : a stethoscope for intensifying auscultatory sounds … Useful english dictionary
fonendoscop — FONENDOSCÓP s.n. (med.) Instrument de consultaţie, format dintr o cameră de rezonanţă care amplifică sunetele; stetoscop. [< fr. phonendoscope]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN FONENDOSCÓP s. n. stetoscop (1). (< fr.… … Dicționar Român
Stethoscope — Modern stethoscope. The stethoscope (from Greek στηθοσκόπιο, from στήθος, stéthos chest and σκοπή, skopé examination) is an acoustic medical device for auscultation, or listening to the internal sounds of an animal body. It is often used to… … Wikipedia
phon- — phon(o) , phone, phonie ♦ Éléments, du gr. phônê « voix, son », ou des comp. gr. en phônos et phônia : aphone, cacophonie, phonographe, saxophone. phon , phono , phone, phonie. éléments, du gr. phônê, voix, son . ⇒PHON(O) , (PHON , PHONO )élém.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
phono- — phon(o) , phone, phonie ♦ Éléments, du gr. phônê « voix, son », ou des comp. gr. en phônos et phônia : aphone, cacophonie, phonographe, saxophone. phon , phono , phone, phonie. éléments, du gr. phônê, voix, son . phono V. phon . ⇒PHON(O) , (PHON … Encyclopédie Universelle
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
Scientific Instruments — Have you ever been in the middle of a class lecture, medical examination or episode of Star Trek only to realise suddenly that you have no clue what all those gizmos, gadgets and other scientific instruments actually do? If so, your problems are… … Phrontistery dictionary
