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Laennec is an English word starting with the letter L. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Laennec in a sentence

Using Laennec

  • In the example corpus, laennec often appears in combinations such as: laennec was.

Context around Laennec

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

using 1× hyacinthe 1× known 1× reported 1× theophile 1× reads 1× views 1×

Often after:

using 1× 1781 1× gave 1×

Sentence patterns with Laennec

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

de sèvres laennec s memorial 1× is reported laennec was a 1× laennec called his 1× laennec using laennec s stethoscope 1× laennec was a 1× medicine reads laennec s treatise 1× nephew mériadec laennec is said 1× religious views laennec was intensely 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although the disease 1× coincidentally his nephew 1× his mother died 1× in sir john 1× laennec called his 1× professor benjamin ward 1×

Common sentence endings:

and social duties 1× is in practice 1× l auscultation médiate 1× laennec a priest 1× laennec s stethoscope 1× of the disease 1×

Words around Laennec

Just before it in the word index:

laenas 3 laemmle 11 laem 5 laelius 2 laela 3 lael 5

Just after it in the word index:

laenor 3 laeral 2 laerke 4 laerskool 21 laertes 13 laes 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Laennec

  • In this selection, "laennec" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, using, hyacinthe, known, using, 1781 and gave stand out and add context to how "laennec" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include de sèvres laennec s memorial and is reported laennec was a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "laennec" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with laennec

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Laennec was a gifted student. (5 words)

Laennec called his device the "stethoscope" citation (stetho- + -scope, "chest scope"). (11 words)

Coincidentally, his nephew, Mériadec Laennec, is said to have diagnosed tuberculosis in Laennec using Laennec’s stethoscope. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Professor Benjamin Ward Richardson stated in Disciples of Aesculapius that "the true student of medicine reads Laennec's treatise on mediate auscultation and the use of the stethoscope once in two years at least as long as he is in practice. (41 words)

Religious views Laennec "was intensely religious and was a devout Catholic all his life". citation He was noted as a very kind man and his charity to the poor became proverbial. (31 words)

The entrance in Rue de Sèvres Laennec’s memorial tablet One of the old buildings of the hospital René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec (1781–1826) with stethoscope De l’auscultation médiate…. (30 words)

Example sentences (10)

Coincidentally, his nephew, Mériadec Laennec, is said to have diagnosed tuberculosis in Laennec using Laennec’s stethoscope.

The entrance in Rue de Sèvres Laennec’s memorial tablet One of the old buildings of the hospital René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec (1781–1826) with stethoscope De l’auscultation médiate….

Although the disease of cirrhosis was known, Laennec gave cirrhosis its name, using the Greek word (kirrhos, tawny) that referred to the tawny, yellow nodules characteristic of the disease.

His mother died of tuberculosis when he was five years old, and he went to live with his great-uncle the Abbé Laennec (a priest).

In Sir John Forbes ' translation of a French biography, it is reported: Laennec was a man of the greatest probity, habitually observant of his religious and social duties.

Laennec called his device the "stethoscope" citation (stetho- + -scope, "chest scope").

Laennec was a gifted student.

One of the original stethoscopes belonging to Rene Theophile Laennec made of wood and brass Not all doctors readily embraced the new stethoscope.

Professor Benjamin Ward Richardson stated in Disciples of Aesculapius that "the true student of medicine reads Laennec's treatise on mediate auscultation and the use of the stethoscope once in two years at least as long as he is in practice.

Religious views Laennec "was intensely religious and was a devout Catholic all his life". citation He was noted as a very kind man and his charity to the poor became proverbial.

Common combinations with laennec

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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