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auscultation

aus·cul·ta·tion

UK/ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃən/ US/ˌɔskəlˈteɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)

Origin

From Latin auscultātio (“act of listening”).

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