stethophone

stethophone
stetho·phone (stethґo-fōn) [stetho- + Gr. phōnē voice] 1. an instrument designed to transmit stethoscopic sounds so that many persons can hear them simultaneously. 2. a term proposed as a more accurate name for stethoscope.

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