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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: auscultation n : listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
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