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auscultation
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aus·cul·ta·tion (ôs′kəl tā′s̸hən)
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.
Etymology: L auscultatio, a listening < auscultare, to listen < aus-, base of auris, ear + cultare, by metathesis < *clutare < IE base *kel-, to incline
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