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auscultation
The act of listening for sounds within the body, chiefly for determining the condition of the lungs, heart, pleura, abdomen, and other organs, and for the detection of pregnancy.
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direct auscultation, immediate auscultation
Auscultation of body areas performed without the stethoscope.
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mediate auscultation
Auscultation performed by the aid of an instrument (stethoscope) interposed between the ear and the body part being examined.
obstetric auscultation
Auscultation in pregnancy for the study of the sounds of the fetal heart.
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