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[[File:Listening in.jpg|thumb|The [[Fourth Doctor]] listens to [[Tythonian ship|Erato's ship]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'')]] | [[File:Listening in.jpg|thumb|The [[Fourth Doctor]] listens to [[Tythonian ship|Erato's ship]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'')]] | ||
A '''stethoscope''' was an instrument that amplified sound, allowing the wearer to better hear the sounds emanating from the site on which the bell of the device was placed. Though typically meant for medical practice — as when [[Harry Sullivan]] and [[Martha Jones]] examined [[the Doctor]]'s [[heart]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[Robot]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]''), it could be used in other, non-medical situations. The Doctor, for instance, frequently used it to amplify the sound that mechanical or electronic devices made, ([[DW]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') or to eavesdrop on a conversation in an adjacent room. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]''; [[DW]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') The Doctor found it such a useful device that most of his incarnations carried one. | A '''stethoscope''' was an instrument that amplified sound, allowing the wearer to better hear the sounds emanating from the site on which the bell of the device was placed. Though typically meant for medical practice — as when [[Harry Sullivan]] and [[Martha Jones]] examined [[the Doctor]]'s [[heart]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]''), it could be used in other, non-medical situations. The Doctor, for instance, frequently used it to amplify the sound that mechanical or electronic devices made, ([[DW]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') or to eavesdrop on a conversation in an adjacent room. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]''; [[DW]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') The Doctor found it such a useful device that most of his incarnations carried one. | ||
== Instances of use == | == Instances of use == | ||
On Earth, most medical students and doctors had stethoscopes, which they used throughout their careers. ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Robot]]'', ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'', ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]'') The Doctor only occasionally used his stethoscope for medical reasons. | On Earth, most medical students and doctors had stethoscopes, which they used throughout their careers. ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'', ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]'') The Doctor only occasionally used his stethoscope for medical reasons. | ||
The [[Second Doctor]] used a stethoscope to listen to the pipes emanating from the [[Euro Sea Gas]] plant. He at first thought he detected a [[heart]]beat in the pipes, but dismissed it as the sound of a pump. In fact, he had heard the stirrings of organic life —that of the [[Weed Creature]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'') | The [[Second Doctor]] used a stethoscope to listen to the pipes emanating from the [[Euro Sea Gas]] plant. He at first thought he detected a [[heart]]beat in the pipes, but dismissed it as the sound of a pump. In fact, he had heard the stirrings of organic life —that of the [[Weed Creature]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'') | ||
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[[Jackie Tyler]] found a stethoscope from a friend who had a medical student living with her. [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] used it to check that both of the newly-[[regenerated]] [[Tenth Doctor]]'s [[heart]]s were working. When she later checked, only one heart was beating. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | [[Jackie Tyler]] found a stethoscope from a friend who had a medical student living with her. [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] used it to check that both of the newly-[[regenerated]] [[Tenth Doctor]]'s [[heart]]s were working. When she later checked, only one heart was beating. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] used a stethoscope to listen at the door to the [[Thames Barrier | The [[Tenth Doctor]] used a stethoscope to listen at the door to the [[Thames Barrier]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
[[File:Stethoscope.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]] uses a stethoscope. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'')]] | [[File:Stethoscope.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]] uses a stethoscope. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'')]] | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] also used one to listen at the window of [[Adipose Industries]]. ([[DW]]: [[Partners in Crime]]) | The [[Tenth Doctor]] also used one to listen at the window of [[Adipose Industries]]. ([[DW]]: [[Partners in Crime]]) | ||
