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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Auskultation

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Auskultation

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Auscultation/ˌɔː.skʌlˈteɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Arzt führte eine Auskultation durch, um die Herzgeräusche zu überprüfen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of listening to the sounds made by internal organs, typically using a stethoscope.

    "The doctor performed auscultation to check for any irregular heartbeats."
  2. 2

    A method used in medicine to diagnose conditions based on the sounds produced by the body.

    "Auscultation is a crucial part of a physical examination in cardiology."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'auscultare', meaning 'to listen to', combined with the English noun-forming suffix '-ation'. The term entered medical terminology in the early 19th century following the invention of the stethoscope by French physician René Laënnec, formalizing the practice of listening to internal body sounds.

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