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immediate auscultation

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Main Entry: immediate auscultation
Function: noun
: auscultation performed without a stethoscope by laying the ear directly against the patient's body —compare MEDIATE AUSCULTATION
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immediate auscultation n.
The direct application of an examiner's ear to the surface of a patient's body in order to listen to the internal sounds of the body.

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