stethoscope
noun
stetho·scope
ˈste-thə-ˌskōp 
also
-t͟hə-
: a medical instrument for detecting sounds produced in the body that are conveyed to the ears of the listener through rubber tubing connected with a piece placed upon the area to be examined
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The team’s latest diagnostic approach combines digital stethoscopes and machine learning to analyze heartbeats, similar to how a musician may pick up an off-key note.
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Carla Mendez, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Each essay in this collection understands science differently—some are analyzing very tangible discoveries, like the x-ray or stethoscope, and others explore pseudosciences like phrenology and animal magnetism.
—Chava Pearl Lansky, JSTOR Daily, 30 July 2025
Jennifer's 22-year-old sister Phoebe even made a cameo in one holiday snap, while the final image showed Jennifer smiling while wearing a white lab coat with a stethoscope around her neck.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 July 2025
Inside the doctor's office, Dr. Tim Mercer, Central Health's co-director of high-risk populations and an associate professor of Population Health at Dell Medical School, examines Perez with a stethoscope and feels Perez's ankles for any swelling.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Carla Mendez, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Each essay in this collection understands science differently—some are analyzing very tangible discoveries, like the x-ray or stethoscope, and others explore pseudosciences like phrenology and animal magnetism.
—Chava Pearl Lansky, JSTOR Daily, 30 July 2025
Jennifer's 22-year-old sister Phoebe even made a cameo in one holiday snap, while the final image showed Jennifer smiling while wearing a white lab coat with a stethoscope around her neck.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 July 2025
Inside the doctor's office, Dr. Tim Mercer, Central Health's co-director of high-risk populations and an associate professor of Population Health at Dell Medical School, examines Perez with a stethoscope and feels Perez's ankles for any swelling.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for stethoscope
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“Stethoscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stethoscope. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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stethoscope
noun
stetho·scope
ˈsteth-ə-ˌskōp
also ˈstet͟h-
: a medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced in the body and especially those of the heart and lungs
Medical Definition
stethoscope
noun
stetho·scope
ˈsteth-ə-ˌskōp also ˈstet͟h-
: an instrument used to detect and study sounds produced in the body that are conveyed to the ears of the listener through rubber tubing connected with a usually cup-shaped piece placed upon the area to be examined
stethoscopic
adjective
ˌsteth-ə-ˈskäp-ik also ˌstet͟h-
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