auscultation
pronunciation
How to pronounce auscultation in British English:
UK [ˌɔ:skəlˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce auscultation in American English:
US [ˌɔskəlˈteʃən]
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- Noun:
- listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
Word Origin
- auscultation (n.)
- "act of listening," 1630s, from Latin auscultationem (nominative auscultatio), noun of action from past participle stem of auscultare (see auscultate). Medical sense is from 1821.
Example
- 1. Heart sounds of cardiac auscultation and cardiovascular magnetic resonance .
- 2. Another diagnostic method is auscultation and olfaction .
- 3. They are inspection , auscultation and olfaction , interrogation , palpation of the pulses .
- 4. An abnormal sound heard in auscultation .
- 5. On auscultation , quiet abdomen on right but may be tinkling sounds .