auscultation

English Thesaurus

1. listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique,
definition	:	a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis (noun.act)

hypernym	:	hearing, listening,
definition	:	the act of hearing attentively (noun.act)

hyponym	:	percussion, pleximetry,
definition	:	tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes (noun.act)

hyponym	:	succussion,
definition	:	shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity (noun.act)

derivation	:	auscultate,
definition	:	examine by auscultation (verb.perception)

derivation	:	auscultate,
definition	:	examine by auscultation (verb.perception)