Auscultation
noun
The act of listening to the sounds made by one's heart, lungs or other body organs using a stethoscope.
The doctor used auscultation to check if there was any fluid in his patient's lungs.
Often appears as...
- physical auscultation
- cardiac auscultation
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The act of listening to the sounds made by one's heart, lungs or other body organs using a stethoscope.
The doctor used auscultation to check if there was any fluid in his patient's lungs.
Often appears as...
- physical auscultation
- cardiac auscultation
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Procedure
Auscultation is a technical term used by healthcare professionals during physical examinations.
During the exam, auscultation provided clear evidence of healthy breathing.
Pro Tip 2/3Using Stethoscope
A stethoscope is essential for auscultation and is a symbol of the medical profession.
The nurse performed auscultation with her stethoscope to check for heart murmurs.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Context
Auscultation is used in serious or professional contexts, often relating to health issues.
Auscultation was crucial in diagnosing the child's lung condition.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Procedure
Auscultation is a technical term used by healthcare professionals during physical examinations.
During the exam, auscultation provided clear evidence of healthy breathing.
Pro Tip 2/3Using Stethoscope
A stethoscope is essential for auscultation and is a symbol of the medical profession.
The nurse performed auscultation with her stethoscope to check for heart murmurs.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Context
Auscultation is used in serious or professional contexts, often relating to health issues.
Auscultation was crucial in diagnosing the child's lung condition.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Procedure
Auscultation is a technical term used by healthcare professionals during physical examinations.
During the exam, auscultation provided clear evidence of healthy breathing.
Pro Tip 2/3Using Stethoscope
A stethoscope is essential for auscultation and is a symbol of the medical profession.
The nurse performed auscultation with her stethoscope to check for heart murmurs.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Context
Auscultation is used in serious or professional contexts, often relating to health issues.
Auscultation was crucial in diagnosing the child's lung condition.
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Video examples
A doctor's touch -...
the end of the stick another child listened at the other end and lenok thought this would be a wonderful way to listen to the chest or listen to the abdomen using what he called the cylinder later he renamed with the stethoscope and that is how stethoscope and auscultation was born so within a
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Abraham Verghese: A...
that the barber pole, the red and white stripes, represents the blood bandages of the barber surgeon, and the receptacles on either end represent the pots in which the blood was collected. But the arrival of auscultation and percussion represented a sea change,
Video examples
A doctor's touch -...
the end of the stick another child listened at the other end and lenok thought this would be a wonderful way to listen to the chest or listen to the abdomen using what he called the cylinder later he renamed with the stethoscope and that is how stethoscope and auscultation was born so within a
Video examples
Abraham Verghese: A...
that the barber pole, the red and white stripes, represents the blood bandages of the barber surgeon, and the receptacles on either end represent the pots in which the blood was collected. But the arrival of auscultation and percussion represented a sea change,
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