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stethoscope
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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steth·o·scope
/ ˈste[unvoicedth]əˌskōp/
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n.
a medical instrument for listening to the action of someone's heart or breathing, typically having a small disk-shaped resonator that is placed against the chest and two tubes connected to earpieces.
DERIVATIVES:
steth·o·scop·ic
/ ˌste[unvoicedth]əˈskäpik/ adj.
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Reportlinker Adds Stethoscopes - A Worldwide Market Intelligence Report.
PR Newswire; 11/20/2009; 700+ words
; ...Leading Players in the Stethoscope Market 5 3. PRODUCT FACTS 5 Manual & Mechanical Stethoscope 5 Electronic Stethoscopes 5 Esophageal Stethoscope 5 Fetal Stethoscopes 5 Fetal Heart Rate Ultrasound Detectors (Hand-Held) 6 4. KEY ISSUES 6 Stethoscopes...
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Stethoscope's practicality grows fainter High-tech ultrasound taking over, but doc loses bond to patient
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/27/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...be lost if stethoscopes go the way...you use a stethoscope, you're...Laennec's stethoscope was a hollow...Modern stethoscopes have rubber...will replace stethoscopes. "We have...said. A stethoscope is as much...
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Electronic stethoscopes try to filter out hospital noise
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 1/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...electronic stethoscope made by 3M...acoustic stethoscopes made by the...experimental stethoscope is designed...Feeling the new stethoscope sufficiently...don't buy stethoscopes in bulk...
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Stethoscope "rubbing" helps to counter bacteria.(Infectious Diseases)
Magazine article from: Pediatric News; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...survey of stethoscope users, 10...cleaned their stethoscopes between patients...rub of the stethoscope might suffice...Among 60 stethoscopes with a median...after the stethoscopes were swiped...Combining stethoscope "rubbing...
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Cleaning Stethoscopes with Ethanol-based Cleaner vs. Isopropyl Alcohol -- Which Is Better?(Report)
Newspaper article from: Emergency Medicine Reports; 10/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...contamination of stethoscope diaphragms. The...medical center. Stethoscopes were taken from...IPA pad. All stethoscopes were air-dried...baseline, every stethoscope grew bacteria...cleanse their stethoscopes more regularly...article, hand and stethoscope hygiene is only...
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Cleaning Stethoscopes with Ethanol-based Cleaner vs Isopropyl Alcohol u Which Is Better?
Newspaper article from: Emergency Medicine Reports; 9/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...contamination of stethoscope diaphragms. The...medical center. Stethoscopes were taken from...IPA pad. All stethoscopes were air-dried...baseline, every stethoscope grew bacteria...cleanse their stethoscopes more regularly...article, hand and stethoscope hygiene is only...
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Is the stethoscope a fomite for infection?
Newspaper article from: Critical Care Management; 2/1/1998; 700+ words
; Is the stethoscope a fomite...that most stethoscopes harbored...contaminated stethoscope diaphragm...cultures on 40 stethoscopes randomly...cleaned their stethoscope at least...disassemble their stethoscopes at the time...
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NOISE-IMMUNE Stethoscope
Magazine article from: EMS Product News; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...electronic stethoscopes have raised...noise-immune stethoscope that deploys...traditional stethoscopes. Above the...noise-immune stethoscope works by transmitting...conventional stethoscopes. An acoustic stethoscope produces a...
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NOISE-IMMUNE Stethoscope.(products in action)
Magazine article from: Emergency Medical Product News; 7/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...electronic stethoscopes have raised...noise-immune stethoscope that deploys...traditional stethoscopes. Above the...noise-immune stethoscope works by transmitting...conventional stethoscopes. An acoustic stethoscope produces a...
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Make your own stethoscope.(Crafts)
Magazine article from: Hopscotch; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...change the name to "stethoscope" which came from...chest." Laennec's stethoscopes were monaural since...Materials needed to mare stethoscope [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...asthma or a bad cold. Stethoscopes come in handy here...the open end of your stethoscope on the back of the...
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Stethoscope
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...learn to use a stethoscope. Description Stethoscopes vary in their design...and electronic stethoscopes, which electronically...amplify tones. Some stethoscopes are designed specifically...Preparation Training Stethoscope users must learn...
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stethoscope
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
stethoscope The stethoscope is an instrument for listening to sounds originating within the...the sounds of her heart and her breathing quite distinctly. The stethoscope had been invented. Leannec experimented with various materials...
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Diagnosis
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...and feel various parts of a patient's body. Stethoscope: A device that magnifies sounds produced in the...superficially (from outside the body) using a stethoscope. A stethoscope allows the physician to hear abnormalities in...
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Sphygmomanometer
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...cuffs appropriate for their needs. A stethoscope is also used in conjunction with the...pressure sounds. Some devices have the stethoscope already built in. A sphygmomanometer...with one hand for self-testing; a stethoscope that is built in or attached; and a...
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Blood Pressure Monitor
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...monitor is used in conjunction with a stethoscope. After fastening the constricting band...and 200 millimeters of mercury. The stethoscope is then placed over the brachial artery...pulse can first be heard through the stethoscope indicates systolic pressure, and the...
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