AUSCULTATION Definition & Meaning

auscultation

[ aw-skuhl-tey-shuhn ]

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noun

Medicine/Medical. the act of listening, either directly or through a stethoscope or other instrument, to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis.

auscultation

/ ˈɔːskəlˌteɪtɪv; ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃən; ɔːˈskʌltətərɪ; ɔːˈskʌltətɪv /

noun

the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope
the act of listening

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Derived Forms

auscultatory, adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of auscultation¹

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin ��ܲ��ܱ��پ�ō��- (stem of ��ܲ��ܱ��پ�ō ) “a listening, attending to,” equivalent to ��ܲ��ܱ��(�ܲ�) “listened to” (past participle of ��ܲ��ܱ��, equivalent to aus-, a variant stem of auris “ear” + -��ܱ��- of uncertain origin and sense) + -tus past participle suffix) + -��ō��-; -ion

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of auscultation¹

C19: from Latin ��ܲ��ܱ��پ�ō a listening, from ��ܲ��ܱ�� to listen attentively; related to Latin auris ear

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In fact, Laennec was motivated to improvise a new auscultation method when a stout female patient came to him with heart palpitations.

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Besides diminishing the personal nature of the practice of medicine, the loss of the skill of cardiac auscultation takes some of the pleasure out of the intellectual aspect of the profession.

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Now the cycle is repeating itself: Young physicians have fewer mentors who can pass on the skill of auscultation.

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This change correlates with the disappearance of the sound on auscultation.

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There was an auscultation accomplished with a wineglass.

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