The medical language definition of stethoscope is a/an "________."

A) instrument used to examine (the) chest
B) instrument used to examine sound
C) process of measuring (the) chest
D) process of measuring sound


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Explanation: A) Correct! Steth/o- means "chest," and -scope means "instrument used to examine."
B) A stethoscope does not examine sound.
C) The suffix -scope does not mean this.
D) The suffix -scope does not mean this.

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