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auscultate

[aw-skuhl-tayt] / ˈɔ skəlˌteɪt /




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I wanted to auscultate, but that was not an option.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2020

Paramón Paramónitch felt his pulse, looked at his tongue, interrogated him after a fashion, and finally announced that it was indispensably necessary to "auscultate" him.

From A Reckless Character And Other Stories by Isabel Florence Hapgood

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

From The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story by John Roussel

If a student can auscultate correctly, or make up a prescription, at an examination, he will in all probability be able to do so in other circumstances.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

It was therefore necessary to demolish, as we proceeded, a great part of the ship's inner skin and fittings, and to auscultate what remained, like a doctor sounding for a lung disease.

From The Wrecker by Robert Louis Stevenson

I have palpated cancer, seen the havoc it wreaks under a microscope, and auscultated the damage it inflicts on the body’s organs.

From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2015

He was summoned back to full consciousness, tapped, auscultated and examined.

From The Indian Lily and Other Stories by Ludwig Lewisohn

"Although patients think they are going to be suffocated during a paroxysm, the chest is normally resonant on percussion, and if it be auscultated as they draw in breath again vesicular breathing is heard everywhere."

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz

After the king had been cross-questioned, looked at, handled, auscultated, and turned round again and again, Tristram spoke first, in a rude voice.

From Laboulaye's Fairy Book by Mary L. (Mary Louise) Booth

He came at last, however, and, after having looked at the old woman, felt her pulse, auscultated her, he said:—"It is all over."

From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 by Guy de Maupassant

As the inflammation increases and the worms and mucous secretions plug up the small bronchial tubes, the coughing spells become more severe and rattling, wheezing sounds may be heard on auscultating the lungs.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.

There can rarely be a doubt in the mind of the person who is auscultating as to the point at which all sound ceases.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne

Politzer's Method.—For this a Politzer's air-bag and an auscultating tube, one end of which is inserted into the patient's ear and the other into the ear of the examiner, are required.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

On auscultating the heart, a churning sound may be heard.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

Inflation through the Eustachian Catheter.—For this method, in addition to the Politzer's bag and the auscultating tube, a silver or vulcanite Eustachian catheter is required.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles


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