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Stethoscope vs Scales - What's the difference?

stethoscope | scales |

As nouns the difference between stethoscope and scales

is that stethoscope is stethoscope (medical instrument) while scales is .

As a verb scales is

(scale).

stethoscope

English

(wikipedia stethoscope)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body, often combined with a sphygmomanometer

    • Derived terms

    * stethoscopic * stethoscopical * stethoscopically * stethoscopy

    Verb

    (stethoscop)
  • To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope.

    • scales

    English

    (wikipedia scales)

    Noun

    (head)
    • (en-plural noun)
  • A device for measuring weight.
    • The butcher put the sausages on the scales .

    Derived terms

    * tip the scales

    Verb

    (head)
  • (scale)