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aus⋅cul⋅tate

  [aw-skuhl-teyt]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing. Medicine/Medical.
to examine by auscultation.
Origin:
1860–65; back formation from auscultation

Related forms:
aus⋅cul⋅ta⋅tive  [aw-skuhl-tey-tiv, aw-skuhl-tuh-] , aus⋅cul⋅ta⋅to⋅ry  [aw-skuhl-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
aus⋅cul⋅ta⋅tor, noun
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Main Entry: aus·cul·tate
Pronunciation: 'o-sk&l-"tAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -tat·ed; -tat·ing
: to examine by auscultation —aus·cul·ta·to·ry /o-'sk&l-t&-"tOr-E, -"tor-/ adjective

Main Entry: aus·cul·ta·tor
Pronunciation: 'o-sk&l-"tAt-&r
Function: noun
: a person who performs auscultation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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