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Definition of auscultation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

auscultation

noun
 
/ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃn/
 
/ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. the process of listening to somebody’s breathing using a stethoscope
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin auscultatio(n-), from auscultare ‘listen to’.
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