Bible Dictionaries
Auscultation
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The act of listening or hearkening to.
(2):
(n.) An examination by listening either directly with the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Auscultation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/auscultation.html. 1828.