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Fetoscope

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fetoscope /fe·to·scope/ (fet´ah-skop)
1. a specially designed stethoscope for listening to the fetal heart beat.
2. an endoscope for viewing the fetus in utero.

fe·to·scope (ft-skp)
n.
1. A flexible fiber-optic device used to view a fetus in utero.
2. A type of stethoscope designed for listening to the fetal heartbeat.

fe·tosco·py (f-tsk-p) n.

Fetoscope
A fiber-optic instrument for viewing the fetus inside the uterus.
Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery

fetoscope
1. a specially designed stethoscope for listening to the fetal heartbeat.
2. an endoscope for viewing the fetus in utero.

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In addition, a stethoscope or fetoscope is as effective as a Doppler in detecting fetal heart tones after 16 weeks.
After all target vessels are identified and treated with S-LPC, the laser, fetoscope and sheath are removed.
I am going to listen to the baby's heart," she will say, waiting until a contraction has subsided to press on the abdomen with the fetoscope.
 
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