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stethoscope
/ˈstɛθəˌskəʊp/
noun
A tool doctors hold to a patient's chest to hear the heart and lungs.
- “The doctor placed her stethoscope on his chest and asked him to breathe in.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))