GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Auscultation , n. [L. ausculcatio, fr. auscultare to listen, fr. a dim. of auris, orig. ausis, ear. See Auricle, and cf. Scout, n.]
   The act of listening or hearkening to.
   Hickes.
   
   1913 Webster
   (Med.) 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.
   1913 Webster