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auscultation
[ aw-skuhl-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- 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.
auscultation
/ ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃən; ɔːˈskʌltətɪv; ɔːˈskʌltətərɪ; ˈɔːskəlˌteɪtɪv /
noun
- the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope
- the act of listening
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Derived Forms
- auscultatory, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of auscultation1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of auscultation1
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Example Sentences
In conducting the auscultation the female must recline, and keep as still as possible, breathing low.
Auscultation also becomes more positive, the sounds being louder and more easily ascertained.
Ballotment and Auscultation both, now afford unmistakeable evidences as to the condition of the patient.
Careful auscultation, however, detected a very feeble and intermittent sound in the cardiac region.
The heart is often dilated, and on auscultation the systolic murmurs associated with that condition are heard.
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