The Stethoscope
This instrument has become one of the
main symbols of the
medical profession. The origins of the
stethoscope can be traced back to the French physician, Laënnec, who
invented a crude model in 1819. It has undergone many modifications
since then. The original consisted of a wooden box that served to
help physicians hear the sounds within the chest cavity. In fact-the
name stethos means chest in Greek.
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