- 1. n. The act of listening or hearkening to. Source: opted
- 2. n. An examination by listening either directly with the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease. Source: opted
- 3. n. listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. The act of listening or hearkening to. Hickes. 2. (Med.) An examination by listening either directly with the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate ~), in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease. Source: webster
- 5. An examination by listening either directly with the ear(immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the body, as theabdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate ~), in order to distinguishsounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease. Source: adambom
- 6. n:100 n. listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) Source: ecdict
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