auscultation
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8.1
- noun
- /ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Upon auscultation of heart sounds, the healthcare provider may hear a midsystolic click in some patients with MVP.
- chest auscultation
- auscultation of heart sounds
- auscultation revealed
Examples
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During his physical exam, the doctor performed auscultation to listen for any abnormal heart sounds.
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On auscultation, a grating sound was heard in synchrony with the heartbeat.
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Widespread wheeze heard on auscultation of the chest.
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Heart sounds were not obtainable via auscultation, and no edema was noted.
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Relevant findings on physical exam were the presence of bilateral rales on chest auscultation.
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On examination of his chest, crackles are heard in the bases of both lungs on auscultation.
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Chest auscultation revealed decreased breath sounds at the bases with scattered rhonchi.
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Bilateral basal crackles heard on auscultation.
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Chest auscultation revealed decreased breath sounds with varying degrees of bronchospasm and few crepitations in bilateral lung fields.
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Inspection of his sternotomy wound was unremarkable; the sternum was stable, and auscultation revealed normal heart sounds and clear lung fields.
Academic text (2007)
Surface Forms
Morphology
auscultation = auscultate (opaque) = auscultate + ion
Although built from the verb 'auscultate' + nominalizing suffix, the verb and root are technical Latin-derived medical vocabulary not known to an average B1 learner, so the meaning cannot be reliably inferred from parts.
Etymology
The word auscultation comes from the Latin auscultare, meaning 'to listen'. So auscultation is literally 'listening' to the sounds inside the body, often with a stethoscope, to check the heart and lungs.