auscultate

[aw-skuh l-teyt]

verb (used with or without object), aus·cul·tat·ed, aus·cul·tat·ing. Medicine/Medical.

to examine by auscultation.

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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Related Words for auscultated

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

Examples from the Web for auscultated

Historical Examples of auscultated

The fetal heart must be auscultated every half hour at most, between and during the pains.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation
Austin O'Malley
The tonics ought during the time to be discontinued, and the chest should be daily auscultated to learn when the symptoms subside.
The Dog
Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson

British Dictionary definitions for auscultated

auscultate

verb

to examine (a patient) by means of auscultation

Derived Formsauscultator, noun

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Word Origin and History for auscultated

auscultate

"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."

auscultated in Medicine

auscultate

[ô′skəl-tāt′]

To examine by auscultation.

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