estetoscopio

See also: estetoscópio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French stéthoscope, from Ancient Greek στῆθος (stêthos) and French -scope or New Latin -scopium (equivalent to Spanish -scopio).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /estetosˈkopjo/ [es.t̪e.t̪osˈko.pjo]
Rhymes: -opjo
Syllabification: es‧te‧tos‧co‧pio

Noun

estetoscopio m (plural estetoscopios)

stethoscope (medical instrument)

Further reading

“estetoscopio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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