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pinard

pinard

9.9
A simple hollow instrument midwives put on a pregnant belly to hear the baby's heartbeat
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The midwife placed the pinard on the woman's belly to check the baby's heartbeat.

Examples

  • The doctor used a pinard to check the baby's heartbeat.

  • A traditional pinard is often made of wood and shaped like a small horn.

  • Doctors in some countries still use a pinard for prenatal examinations.

  • Midwives often carry a pinard in their bags.

  • The midwife placed the pinard on the woman's belly to check the baby's heartbeat.

  • Doctors in some countries still use a pinard for prenatal examinations.

  • A traditional pinard is often made of wood and shaped like a small horn.

Synonyms

fetal monitor
vspinard
  • Specialized
4 4.0

A machine that checks a baby's heartbeat and the mother's contractions during labor

is a simple acoustic tool that does not use electronic sensors
fetoscope
vspinard
  • Specialized
8.5

A small instrument placed on a pregnant woman's belly to hear the baby's heartbeat

is a simple hollow horn that amplifies sound without a stethoscope head
electronic fetal monitor
vspinard
  • Specialized
4.3

A machine that uses sensors to watch a baby's heartbeat and mother's contractions during labor

is an acoustic horn that amplifies sound without using electronic sensors

How Simple

pinard
  • Specialized
9.9
stethoscope
  • Specialized
24 3.5
electronic fetal monitor
  • Specialized
4.3

Surface Forms

pinard singular
pinards plural

Etymology

Pinard for the small wooden horn midwives use comes from the name of a French doctor, Adolphe Pinard, who popularized this simple listening 'horn' for checking a baby's heartbeat, so pinard now means that instrument.