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Meaning of AUSCULTATE

Pronunciation:  'oskul`teyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  examine by auscultation
 
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 See Also: examine, see

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Aus"cul*tate\, v. i. & t.
To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
 
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Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: To listen to the sounds made by the internal organs of the body for diagnostic purposes. For example, nurses and doctors auscultate the lungs and heart of a patient by using a stethoscope placed on the patient's chest.
 
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