The Two Breakfasts
Anon
Genre: | Drama, Drollery |
Subjects: | Medical Treatment, Instruments, Sound |
In the second of two scenes comparing two families at breakfast, Mr Jones explains to his wife that auscultation 'is the method of distinguishing the states of health and disease by the study of the sounds produced by the organs in performing their functions'. He adds that the technique uses a stethoscope. (203) | |
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