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- noun Plural form of
stethoscope .
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Examples
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Diagnostic instruments such as stethoscopes, endoscopes, speculums, and blood-pressure measuring devices will be exhibited with a series of microscopes illustrating the development of these instruments.
History of the Division of Medical Sciences United States National Museum Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 43, 1964 Sami Khalaf Hamarneh
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Look for diagnostic equipment, exam tables, weighing and measuring devices, and medical basics such as stethoscopes, thermometers, and sphygmomanometers.
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For example, a $25 donation will provide medical equipment such as stethoscopes and thermometers to doctors in developing countries.
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The monitor also had medical equipment, such as stethoscopes and otoscopes, that could help the physician diagnose and treat inmates, McBroom said.
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For example, a $25 donation will provide medical equipment such as stethoscopes and thermometers to doctors in developing countries.
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3M produces goods people take for granted, such as stethoscopes, traffic signs and tape.
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Her hands wrote papers at McKinley Tech, aced exams at Howard Medical, and held stethoscopes to the chests of DC children.
Max Skolnik: Grandma's Hands: Real Ethics Reform in DC Max Skolnik 2011
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The Grey's boss added she is neither relieved nor worried about tackling a series that doesn't revolve around, as one reporter put it, people with stethoscopes.
Grey's Boss Shonda Rhimes Trades MerDer for Scandal: "It's Like a British Miniseries" 2012
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I spent the first half of my conscious life never being touched by anybody, except for pediatricians with toxic eyes who put stethoscopes under my shirts and against my chest, explaining that my heart beat too slowly for someone my age.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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Her hands wrote papers at McKinley Tech, aced exams at Howard Medical, and held stethoscopes to the chests of DC children.
Max Skolnik: Grandma's Hands: Real Ethics Reform in DC Max Skolnik 2011
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