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.
For other kinds of conflict, see conflict (disambiguation). Conflict refers to some form of friction, or discord arising within a group when the beliefs or actions of one or more members of the group are either resisted by or unacceptable to one or more members of another group.