auscultation
noun
aus·cul·ta·tion
ˌȯ-skəl-ˈtā-shən 
: the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (such as the lungs) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment
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Listening to the heart Medical schools continue to teach the art of auscultation – the use of sound to assess the function of the heart, lungs and other organs.
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Joshua Hutcheson, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
These tasks the robot carried out ranged from physical exams like auscultation and palpation, to emergency procedures such as Bag Valve Mask ventilation and endotracheal intubation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
In Labor Fetal monitoring in labor can be done by intermittent auscultation, which means listening with a stethoscope, fetoscope, or handheld Doppler at various points in labor.
—Robin Elise Weiss, Phd, Parents, 30 July 2024
The result is superior sound quality that picks up even subtle changes in volume and pitch—an absolute must when learning auscultation.
—Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 1 Mar. 2023
There is no palpation (feeling with fingers or hands), no auscultation (listening to body sounds) and no percussion (tapping body parts), all essential components of a physical examination.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
Pulmonary exam: His lungs were clear to auscultation.
—Jamie Ducharme, Time, 18 Jan. 2018
Cardiovascular auscultation was unremarkable.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2013
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Joshua Hutcheson, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
These tasks the robot carried out ranged from physical exams like auscultation and palpation, to emergency procedures such as Bag Valve Mask ventilation and endotracheal intubation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
In Labor Fetal monitoring in labor can be done by intermittent auscultation, which means listening with a stethoscope, fetoscope, or handheld Doppler at various points in labor.
—Robin Elise Weiss, Phd, Parents, 30 July 2024
The result is superior sound quality that picks up even subtle changes in volume and pitch—an absolute must when learning auscultation.
—Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 1 Mar. 2023
There is no palpation (feeling with fingers or hands), no auscultation (listening to body sounds) and no percussion (tapping body parts), all essential components of a physical examination.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
Pulmonary exam: His lungs were clear to auscultation.
—Jamie Ducharme, Time, 18 Jan. 2018
Cardiovascular auscultation was unremarkable.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2013
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“Auscultation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auscultation. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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auscultation
noun
aus·cul·ta·tion
ˌȯ-skəl-ˈtā-shən
: the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as the lungs or heart) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment
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