aus´cul|ta´tion

aus´cul|ta´tion
aus|cul|tate «S kuhl tayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, -tat|ed, -tat|ing.
to examine by listening to sounds within the human body with a stethoscope to determine the condition of the heart, lungs, or abdominal organs.
[< Latin auscultāre (with English ate1) listen]
aus´cul|ta´tion, noun.
aus´cul|ta´tor, noun.

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  • aus´cul|ta´tor — aus|cul|tate «S kuhl tayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. to examine by listening to sounds within the human body with a stethoscope to determine the condition of the heart, lungs, or abdominal organs. ╂[< Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

  • aus|cul|tate — «S kuhl tayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. to examine by listening to sounds within the human body with a stethoscope to determine the condition of the heart, lungs, or abdominal organs. ╂[< Latin auscultāre (with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • aus — aus·cul·tate; aus·cul·ta·tion; aus·cul·ta·to·ry; aus·land·er; aus·laut; aus·pex; aus·pi·cate; aus·pice; aus·pi·cious; aus·pi·cious·ly; aus·pi·cious·ness; aus·sa·ge; aus·sie; aus·tausch; aus·tem·per; aus·ten·ite; aus·ten·it·ic; aus·ten·it·ize;… …   English syllables

  • cul — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ag·ri·cul·tur·al; ag·ri·cul·ture; ag·ri·cul·tur·ist; an·a·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·al; api·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·ist;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • auscultation — aus·cul·ta·tion …   English syllables

  • auscultation — aus•cul•ta•tion [[t]ˌɔ skəlˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. med the act of listening, either directly or through a stethoscope or other instrument, to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis • Etymology: 1625–35; < L auscultātiō act of listening <… …   From formal English to slang

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • auscultation — Listening to the sounds made by the various body structures as a diagnostic method. [L. ausculto, pp. atus, to listen to] immediate a., direct a. a. by application of the ear to the surface of the body. mediate a. a. performed with the use of a… …   Medical dictionary

  • Auscultation — Aus cul*ta tion, n. [L. ausculcatio, fr. auscultare to listen, fr. a dim. of auris, orig. ausis, ear. See {Auricle}, and cf. {Scout}, n.] 1. The act of listening or hearkening to. Hickes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) An examination by listening… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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