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FETOSCOPE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat
Synonyms:
fetoscope; foetoscope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fetoscope" is a kind of...):
stethoscope (a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body)