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auscultation

  • /ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃən/ UK
  • /ˌɔskəlˈteɪʃən/ UK

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From Latin auscultātio (“act of listening”).

noun auscultations

  1. countable, uncountable Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope. They thus appeared to be taking her, together, for the moment, and almost for sociability, as prepared to proceed to gratuitous extremities; the upshot of which was in turn, that after much interrogation, auscultation, exploration, much noting of his own sequences and neglecting of hers, had duly ke

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noun diagnosis by stethoscope or similar auditory device

Españolauscultación
한국어청진 cheongjin
日本語聴診 chōshin
中文聽診 /听诊 tīngzhěn
हिन्दीपरिश्रवण pariśravaṇ
Portuguêsauscultação
Françaisauscultation
DeutschAbhören, Abhorchen, Auskultation
Italianoauscultazione
Ελληνικάακρόαση akróasi
Русскийаускульта́ция auskulʹtácija, выслу́шивание vyslúšivanije
العربيةتَسَمُّع tasammuʕ

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@misc{auscultation_2026,
  title = {auscultation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/auscultation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}