auscultation

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He was able to diagnose fluid in the chest or abdomen by means of percussion and auscultation, and to withdraw the fluid by the operation of paracentesis, and he recognized also that the fluid should be allowed to flow away slowly so as to minimize the risk of syncope.

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  1. noun The act of listening.
  2. noun Medicine The act of listening for sounds made by internal organs, as the heart and lungs, to aid in the diagnosis of certain disorders.

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  1. Latin auscultātiō, auscultātiōn-, from auscultātus, past participle of auscultāre, to listen to; see ous- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin auscultatio(n-), a listening, from auscultare, listen: see auscultate.
 

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/ɔskəlˈteɪʃən/
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