| Pronunciation: | | 'oskul`teyt
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| Matching Terms: | | auscultation, auscultator, auscultatory
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| | Definition: | | [v] examine by auscultation |
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| | See Also: | | examine, see |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Aus"cul*tate\, v. i. & t.
To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | To listen to the sounds made by the internal organs of the body for diagnostic purposes. For example, nurses and doctors auscultate the lungs and heart of a patient by using a stethoscope placed on the patient's chest. |
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