auscultation
noun
- a listening
- a listening, often with the aid of a stethoscope, to sounds in the chest, abdomen, etc. so as to determine the condition of the heart, lungs, etc.
See auscultation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ôˌskəl-tāˈshən)
noun- The act of listening.
- Medicine The act of listening for sounds made by internal organs, as the heart and lungs, to aid in the diagnosis of certain disorders.
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