STETHOPOLYSCOPIUM
\stɛθˈɒpəlɪskˈə͡ʊpi͡əm], \stɛθˈɒpəlɪskˈəʊpiəm], \s_t_ɛ_θ_ˈɒ_p_ə_l_ɪ_s_k_ˈəʊ_p_iə_m]\
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Obs. A stethoscope furnished with conducting tubes, so as to be used by several persons simultaneously. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).