Auscultate
to examine by .
historical examples
the thinker of to-day has a great duty—to auscultate civilization.
les misrables victor hugo
nevertheless, they gave advice, got on the moral hobby again, and had the -ssurance to auscultate.
bouvard and pcuchet gustave flaubert
“i wish you to auscultate me,” he said, addressing the doctor who entered the room.
the silver lining john roussel
verb
to examine (a patient) by means of auscultation
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.”
auscultate aus·cul·tate (ô’skəl-tāt’) or aus·cult (ô’skəlt)
v. aus·cul·tat·ed or aus·cul·ted, aus·cul·tat·ing or aus·cul·ting, aus·cul·tates or aus·cults
to examine by auscultation.
aus’cul·ta’tive adj.
aus·cul’ta·to’ry (ô-skŭl’tə-tôr’ē) adj.
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