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auscultation

(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.

Origin: 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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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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin auscultātiō, auscultātiōn-

Origin: , from auscultātus

Origin: , past participle of auscultāre, to listen to; see ous- in Indo-European roots

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