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  1. 1. n. The act of listening or hearkening to. Source: opted
  2. 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. 3. n. listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) Source: wordnet
  4. 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. 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. 6. n:100 n. listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) Source: ecdict

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