phonocatheter

phonocatheter

 [fo″no-kath´ĕ-ter] a catheter with a device in its tip for picking up and transmitting sounds from within the heart and great vessels.

pho·no·cath·e·ter

(fō'nō-kath'ĕ-tĕr), A cardiac catheter with a diminutive microphone in its tip, for recording sounds and murmurs from within the heart and great vessels.

pho·no·cath·e·ter

(fō'nō-kath'ĕ-tĕr) A cardiac catheter with a diminutive microphone housed in its tip, for recording murmurs and other sounds from within the heart and great vessels.