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stetho-|stɛθəʊ|
before a vowel steth-, combining form repr. Gr. στῆθος breast, chest, occurring in medical terms. ˌstetho-ˈcardiograph, an instrument for automatically recording at once the movements of the lungs and of the heart (cf. stethograph, cardiograph). steˈthendoscope [Gr. ἔνδον within + -scope], an instrument for examining the inside of the chest by means of Röntgen rays. ˌstethogoniˈometer [Gr. γωνία angle + -meter], an instrument for measuring the angles and determining the configuration of the chest. (See also following words.)
1876A. Ransome Stethometry iii. 35 Dr. Burdon Sanderson's *stetho-cardiograph is essentially a pair of callipers provided with similar drums.
1899Lancet 12 Aug. 438/2 Dr. Walsham..showed his *stethendoscope for the examination of the chest.
1858S. S. Alison Phys. Exam. Chest (1861) 367 The *stetho-goniometer..is intended to measure the angles at which the planes of different parts of the thorax are inclined to each other. |