| stethal | <chemistry> One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous with ethal, and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt of stearic acid in spermaceti. Origin: Stearic + ethal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| stethalgia | Pain in the chest. Origin: steth-+ G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| stetharteritis | Inflammation of the aorta or other arteries in the chest. Origin: steth-+ L. Arteria, artery, + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| stetho- | Combining forms denoting the chest. The chest. Origin: G. Stethos (05 Mar 2000) |
| stethocyrtograph | An apparatus for measuring and recording the curvatures of the thorax. Synonym: stethokyrtograph. Origin: stetho-+ G. Kyrtos, bent, + grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| stethocyrtometer | An instrument for measuring curvature or deformity of the vertebral column in kyphosis. Origin: stetho-+ G. Kyrtos, bent, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| stethogonio meter | An apparatus for measuring the curvatures of the thorax. Origin: stetho-+ G. Gonia, angle, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| stethograph | <physiology> See Pneumatograph. Origin: Gr. The breast + -graph. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stethokyrtograph | An apparatus for measuring and recording the curvatures of the thorax. Synonym: stethokyrtograph. Origin: stetho-+ G. Kyrtos, bent, + grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| stethometer | <physiology> An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given point of the chest wall, during respiration; also called thoracometer. Origin: Gr. Chest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stethomyitis | Inflammation of the muscles of the chest wall. Synonym: stethomyositis. Origin: stetho-+ G. Mys, muscle, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| stethomyositis | Inflammation of the muscles of the chest wall. Synonym: stethomyositis. Origin: stetho-+ G. Mys, muscle, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| stethoparalysis | Paralysis of the respiratory muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stethoscope | <instrument> A device which is used to mediate sounds produced by the human body. Ordinarily consists of rubber tubing in a Y shape. (27 Sep 1997) |
| stethoscopes | Instruments for performing mediate auscultation (between the ear and the part being examined), invented in 1819 by laennec. While originally used to detect chest (greek stethos) sounds, the stethoscope can be used in the detection of arterial, venous, foetal, intestinal, and other sounds by the observer's ear. (12 Dec 1998) |