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Webster 1913 Edition

Auscultation

Ausˊcul-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
ausculcatio
, fr.
auscultare
to listen, fr. a dim. of
auris
, orig.
ausis
, ear. See
Auricle
, and cf.
Scout
,
Noun.
]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Auscultation

AUSCULTA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. from antiq. ause, Gr. the ear, and cultus, from colo, to use or exercise.]
1.
The act of listening, or hearkening to.
2.
In medicine, a method of distinguishing diseases, particularly in the thorax, by observing the sounds in the part, generally by means of a tube applied to the surface.

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