phonendoscope

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  1. A modification of the stethoscope in which the sounds transmitted to the ear are increased in intensity by means of two interposed disks of vulcanite or other material having similar physical properties. In regard to percussion, I would emphasize the value of auscultatory percussion, using the phonendoscope or a stethoscope of the Bowles' type. Amer. Jour. Clinical Med., Oct., 1907, p. 1201.

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  1. Greek φωνή, sound, + ἒνδον, within, + σκοπειν, view.
 

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