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aus⋅cul⋅ta⋅tion

  [aw-skuhl-tey-shuhn]
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Medicine/Medical. the act of listening, either directly or through a stethoscope or other instrument, to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis.
Origin:
1625–35; < L auscultātiōn- (s. of auscultātiō) a listening, attending to, equiv. to auscultāt(us) listened to (ptp. of auscultāre; aus- (var. s. of auris ear) + -cultā- of uncert. sense and orig. + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion
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aus·cul·ta·tion   (ô'skəl-tā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of listening.

  2. Medicine The act of listening for sounds made by internal organs, as the heart and lungs, to aid in the diagnosis of certain disorders.


[Latin auscultātiō, auscultātiōn-, from auscultātus, past participle of auscultāre, to listen to; see ous- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: aus·cul·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "o-sk&l-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act of listening to sounds arising withinorgans (as the lungs or heart) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment
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auscultation aus·cul·ta·tion (ô'skəl-tā'shən)
n.
The act of listening for sounds made by internal organs, such as the heart and lungs, to aid in the diagnosis of certain disorders.

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