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FOETOSCOPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foetoscope mean?
• FOETOSCOPE (noun)
The noun FOETOSCOPE has 1 sense:
1. a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat
Familiarity information: FOETOSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("foetoscope" is a kind of...):
stethoscope (a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body)
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