Stethoscope


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Stethoscope


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A stethoscope is an instrument that is used to listen to sounds in the body. It has earpieces that are connected to a listening bell by flexible tubing.

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Primary Medical Reviewer Caroline S. Rhoads, MD

- Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD

- Cardiology
Last Updated February 10, 2006

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