fetoscope
noun
fe·to·scope
ˈfē-tə-ˌskōp 
1
: an endoscope for visual examination of the pregnant uterus
2
: a stethoscope for listening to the fetal heartbeat
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Smith learned how to use a fetoscope out of respect for clients such as Savannah, who tend to be skittish about anything that seems needlessly medical or newfangled.
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Emily Bobrow, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2019
The cost of the visit, says Temilade, who will listen to babies through a metal fetoscope called a Pinard horn, is a mere 200 nairas—about $0.55.
—Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 12 June 2018
The small slits for the fetoscopes are thought to reduce these risks.
—Denise Grady, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2017
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Emily Bobrow, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2019
The cost of the visit, says Temilade, who will listen to babies through a metal fetoscope called a Pinard horn, is a mere 200 nairas—about $0.55.
—Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 12 June 2018
The small slits for the fetoscopes are thought to reduce these risks.
—Denise Grady, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2017
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fetoscope
noun
fe·to·scope
variants
or chiefly British foetoscope
1
: an endoscope for visual examination of the pregnant uterus
2
: a stethoscope for listening to the fetal heartbeat
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