auscultation

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diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope

The movement was also responsible for the recognition of several new signs of death such as fixed, dilated pupils and auscultation of the heart.

listening, specifically for sounds produced within the body
listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
The act of listening or hearkening to
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
diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs
Procedure for detecting certain defects or conditions by listening for normal and abnormal heart, breath, bowel, fetal, and other sounds in the body. The invention of the stethoscope in 1819 improved and expanded this practice, still very useful despite the great technological advances in other means of diagnosis
{i} act of listening with a stethoscope
auscultation
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