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auscultate

[ aw-skuh l-teyt ]
/ ˈɔ skəlˌteɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), aus·cul·tat·ed, aus·cul·tat·ing. Medicine/Medical.

to examine by auscultation.

RELATED WORDS

attend, get, accept, admit, observe, read, listen, overhear, audit, welcome, hark, obey, eavesdrop, receive, adopt, mind, concentrate, hearken, catch, entertain

Nearby words

aus, aus., ausable, ausable chasm, auschwitz, auscultate, auscultation, auscultative, auscultatory, auscultatory alternans, auscultatory gap

Origin of auscultate

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from auscultation
Related formsaus·cul·ta·tive [aw-skuh l-tey-tiv, aw-skuhl-tuh-] /ˈɔ skəlˌteɪ tɪv, ɔˈskʌl tə-/, aus·cul·ta·to·ry [aw-skuhl-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ɔˈskʌl təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveaus·cul·ta·tor, noun
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Examples from the Web for auscultate

  • The thinker of to-day has a great duty—to auscultate civilization.

    Les Misrables|Victor Hugo

  • "I wish you to auscultate me," he said, addressing the doctor who entered the room.

    The Silver Lining|John Roussel

  • Nevertheless, they gave advice, got on the moral hobby again, and had the assurance to auscultate.

    Bouvard and Pcuchet|Gustave Flaubert

British Dictionary definitions for auscultate

auscultate

/ (ˈɔːskəlˌteɪt) /

verb

to examine (a patient) by means of auscultation
Derived Formsauscultator, noun
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Word Origin and History for auscultate

auscultate

v.

"to listen" (especially with a stethoscope), 1832, from Latin auscultatus, past participle of auscultare "to listen attentively to," from aus-, from auris "ear" (see ear (n.1)); "the rest is doubtful" [OED]. Tucker suggests the second element is akin to clinere "to lean, bend."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for auscultate

auscultate

[ ô′skəl-tāt′ ]

v.

To examine by auscultation.
Related formsaus′cul•ta′tive adj.aus•cul′ta•to′ry (ô-skŭl′tə-tôr′ē) adj.
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