T he ability to assess the fetus by ausculta-. tion of the fetal heart was initially de-. scribed more than 300 years ago. With the. advent of the fetoscope and stethoscope. after the turn of the twentieth century, the listener could hear. clearly enough to count the fetal heart rate (FHR). When.
noun. verb. The definition of a skirmish is a short argument or brief period of fighting. When two people have a brief argument, this is an example of a skirmish. Skirmish is to get involved in a short little argument or fight.
uk â /dÉªËspjuËt/ /ËdÉªs.pjuËt/ us â /dÉªËspjuËt/ /ËdÉªs.pjuËt/. C2 an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a common border: a bitter/long-running dispute. a border dispute. a pay/legal/trade dispute. They have been unable to settle/resolve the dispute over working conditions.