AUSCULTATION


Meaning of AUSCULTATION in English

/ ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( medical ) the process of listening to sb's breathing using a stethoscope

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Latin auscultatio(n-) , from auscultare listen to.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.