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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), aus·cul·tat·ed, aus·cul·tat·ing. Medicine/Medical.
to examine by auscultation.
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Auscultate
is always a great word to know.
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| of or pertaining to the throat or neck. |
| the nostrils or the nasal passages. |
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Word Origin & History
auscultate
"to listen" (especially with a stethoscope), 1833 (in auscultator), from L. auscultatus, pp. of auscultare "to listen to," from aus-, from auris "ear" (see ear (1)); "the rest is doubtful" [OED]. Tucker suggests the second element is akin to clinere "to lean, bend." Auscultation
EXPAND"act of listening" is from 1630s; medical sense is from 1833.
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Medical Dictionary
auscultate aus·cul·tate (ô'skəl-tāt') or aus·cult (ô'skəlt)
v. aus·cul·tat·ed or aus·cul·ted, aus·cul·tat·ing or aus·cul·ting, aus·cul·tates or aus·cults
To examine by auscultation.
aus'cul·ta'tive adj.
aus·cul'ta·to'ry (ô-skŭl'tə-tôr'ē) adj.
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