stetho-, steth-
(Greek: chest, breast)
electrostethograph
An electrical instrument that amplifies or records the respiratory and cardiac sounds of the chest.
phonostethograph
An instrument for amplifying and recording heart sounds.
photostethoscope
A device for monitoring the fetal heartbeat that emits a flash of light at each beat.
stethacoustic
Heard with the stethoscope.
stethalgia
Pain in the chest.
stethemia
stethendoscope
stethogoniometer
An apparatus used in the measurement of the curvatures of the thorax.
stethograph
An apparatus for recording the respiratory movements of the chest.
stethography
An instrument for recording the movements of the thorax, or chest wall, during respiration.
stethometer
stethomyositis
stethoparalysis
stethophone
1. An instrument designed to transmit stethoscopic sounds so that many people can hear them simultaneously.
2. A term proposed as a more accurate name for stethoscope.
stethophonometer
An instrument for measuring the intensity of auscultatory sounds.
Cross references of word families that are related, partially or totally, to: "breast, breasts, chest":
mammill-;
mammo-;
masto-;
mastoido-;
mazo-;
pectoro-;
pleuro-;
sterno-;
thorac-.
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