It is another name a little more etymologically adjusted for the stethoscope (medical instrument for auscultation). As it was originally used to listen to the heart and breathing in the lungs, it was formed with the Greek words 963; 964; 951; 952; 959; 962; ( stethos "chest" ) 966; 969; 957; 951; ( fooné "voice, sound, speech") . See stethoscope.
