auscultation 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
Hypernym
a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
listening 1
noun
the act of hearing attentively
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
amphoric 1
adjective
the sound heard in auscultation resembling the hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle
auscultatory 1
adjective
of or relating to auscultation
EnglishDerivationally related form
auscultate 1
verb
examine by auscultation
Hyponym
percussion 4
noun
tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
succussion 1
noun
shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity
