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# stethoscope

noun (a stethoscope, stethoscopes)

«stethoscope» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A doctor's tool with earpieces and a tube with a small disc at the end, used to listen to the heart, lungs and breathing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stethoscope/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health and science lessons, a stethoscope lets you hear a heartbeat; pupils count beats per minute. In stories and role play, a doctor wears a stethoscope round the neck. Phrases: listen with a stethoscope.

### Examples

- The doctor listened to my chest with a stethoscope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stethoscope/#x1)
- The disc of the stethoscope felt cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stethoscope/#x2)
- Through the stethoscope I heard my heart beating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stethoscope/#x3)
- The vet used a stethoscope on our dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stethoscope/#x4)
- She wore a toy stethoscope for the school play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stethoscope/#x5)
- Count the heartbeats you hear in 15 seconds, then multiply by 4. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stethoscope/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Pronounced STETH-o-scope. A beats-per-minute calculation: beats in 15 seconds × 4 = beats in one minute.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stethoscope» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stethoscope/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stethoscope» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stethoscope.html) on Mova free.