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auscultation
n. act of listening with a stethoscope

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Auscultation
For the ancient monasterial worker, see Auscultare
Auscultation (based on the Latin verb auscultare "to listen") is listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope. Auscultation is performed for the purposes of examining the circulatory and respiratory systems (heart and breath sounds), as well as the gastrointestinal system (bowel sounds).

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auscultation
Noun
1. listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
(hypernym) listening, hearing
(hyponym) percussion, pleximetry
(derivation) auscultate


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auscultation
nf. auscultation, act of listening with a stethoscope

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Auscultation
(n.)
The act of listening or hearkening to.
  
 
(n.)
An examination by listening either directly with the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease.
  

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