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Stage 1 of 3
stethos
Greek · ancient
"chest"
chest, combined with skopein (to look at, examine)
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Stage 2 of 3
stethoscope
French · 1819
"chest-examiner"
coined by physician Rene Laennec from Greek stethos (chest) and skopein (to examine)
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Stage 3 of 3
stethoscope
English · 1820
"an instrument for listening to sounds within the body"
adopted from French for the instrument used to listen to the chest
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