stetoscopio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French stéthoscope. By surface analysis, steto- +‎ -scopio, from Ancient Greek στῆθος (stêthos) and σκοπέω (skopéō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ste.tosˈkɔ.pjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔpjo
  • Hyphenation: ste‧to‧scò‧pio

Noun

stetoscopio m (plural stetoscopi)

  1. (medicine) stethoscope

Derived terms

Further reading

  • stetoscopio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • stetoscopio in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • stetoscopio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • stetoscòpio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • stetoscòpio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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