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René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope (born 1781)
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René Laennec
French physician (1781–1826)
René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec was a French physician and musician. His skill at carving his own wooden flutes led him to invent the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker. He pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions. He became a lecturer at…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Stethoscope
Medical device for auscultation
The stethoscope is a medical device for auscultation, or listening to internal sounds of an animal or human body. It typically has a small disc-shaped resonator that is placed against the skin, with either one or two tubes connected to two earpieces. A stethoscope can be used to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)