auscultation


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
auscultation /ˌɔːsk(ə)lˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
noun the action of listening to sounds from the heart, lungs, or other organs with a stethoscope.
– derivatives
auscultate verb,
auscultatory /ɔːˈskʌltət(ə)ri/ adjective.
– origin C17: from L. auscultatio(n-), from auscultare ‘listen to’.
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