1. Noun. A form of stethoscope used in auscultation ¹
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Medical Definition of Phonendoscope
1. A stethoscope that intensifies the auscultatory sounds by means of two parallel resonating plates, one resting on the patient's chest or attached to a stethoscope tube, the other vibrating in unison with it.
Origin: phon-+ G. Endon, within, + skopeo, to view
(05 Mar 2000)
