FETOSCOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fetoscope mean? 

• FETOSCOPE (noun)
  The noun FETOSCOPE has 1 sense:

1. a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat

  Familiarity information: FETOSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FETOSCOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fetoscope; foetoscope

Hypernyms ("fetoscope" is a kind of...):

stethoscope (a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body)