Association of Women Surgeons - Did you know the stethoscope was invented because a physician was uncomfortable placing his ear directly on a young woman's chest to listen to her heart?!? Dr.
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3M Littmann Stethoscopes on X: "Did you know that the word stethosocope came from two Greek roots "stethos" meaning chest and "skopein" meaning to view or see, all the way back in
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