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1. (n.) auscultation
the act of listening, either directly or through a stethoscope or other instrument, to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis.
Etymology: (1625–35; < L auscultātiō act of listening <ausultāre to listen <ausourisear)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) auscultation
listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Auscultation
the act of listening or hearkening to
2. (noun) Auscultation
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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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Auscultation
discerning by the sound whether there is or is not disease in the interior organs of the body.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Auscultation
Act of listening for sounds within the body.
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