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Question
What is a stethoscope ? Name the principle on which a stethoscope works.
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Solution
Stethoscope is a medical instrument used by doctors to listen to the sounds produced within the human body, mainly in the heart and lungs. It works on the principle of multiple reflections of sound.
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