auscultate

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    examine by auscultation

Word Origin

auscultate (v.)
"to listen" (especially with a stethoscope), 1832, from Latin auscultatus, past participle of auscultare "to listen attentively to," from aus-, from auris "ear" (see ear (n.1)); "the rest is doubtful" [OED]. Tucker suggests the second element is akin to clinere "to lean, bend."

Example

1. The thinker of to-day has a great duty -- to auscultate civilization .
2. Auscultate breath sounds over intercostal aces , moving stethoscope systematically from apex of lung .

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