auscultation: Meaning and Definition of

aus•cul•ta•tion

Pronunciation: (ô"skul-tā'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of listening, either directly or through a stethoscope or other instrument, to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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