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auscultationProcedure 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. auscultation the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope auscultation [‚ȯs·kəl′tā·shən] (medicine) The act of listening to sounds from internal organs, especially the heart and lungs, to aid in diagnosing their physical state. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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