fonendoscopio

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fonendoscopio m sing(pl.: fonendoscopi)

  1. (medicina) strumento usato in medicina per l’auscultazione degli organi interni, formato da una capsula metallica chiusa da una membrana vibratile, che si applica sui punti da esaminare, e da due piccoli tubi flessibili che trasmettono all'orecchio dell'esaminatore le onde sonore raccolte dalla capsula
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IPA: /fonendosˈkɔpjo/


formato da fono- ( dal greco ϕωνή cioè "suono") endo- e -scopio