Found 2 items, similar to Auscultation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: auscultation auscultation n : listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Auscultation Auscultation \Aus`cul*ta"tion\, n. [L. ausculcatio, fr. auscultare to listen, fr. a dim. of auris, orig. ausis, ear. See Auricle, and cf. Scout, n.] 1. The act of listening or hearkening to. --Hickes. [1913 Webster] 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 auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease. [1913 Webster]