immediate auscultation

immediate auscultation
immediate auscultation n auscultation performed without a stethoscope by laying the ear directly against the patient's body compare MEDIATE AUSCULTATION

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  • Auscultation — Aus cul*ta tion, n. [L. ausculcatio, fr. auscultare to listen, fr. a dim. of auris, orig. ausis, ear. See {Auricle}, and cf. {Scout}, n.] 1. The act of listening or hearkening to. Hickes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) An examination by listening… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Auscultation — For the ancient monasterial worker, see Auscultare Auscultation Intervention Laennec auscultates a patient before his students MeSH …   Wikipedia

  • auscultation — [ ɔskyltasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1819; « action d écouter, examen » 1570; lat. auscultatio → ausculter ♦ Action d écouter les bruits qui se produisent à l intérieur de l organisme pour faire un diagnostic. ⇒ exploration, percussion. Auscultation immédiate …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • direct auscultation — immediate auscultation auscultation performed without the stethoscope …   Medical dictionary

  • auscultation — Listening to the sounds made by the various body structures as a diagnostic method. [L. ausculto, pp. atus, to listen to] immediate a., direct a. a. by application of the ear to the surface of the body. mediate a. a. performed with the use of a… …   Medical dictionary

  • Mediate auscultation — is an antiquated medical term for listening (auscultation) to the internal sounds of the body using an instrument (mediate), usually a stethoscope. It is opposed to immediate auscultation, directly placing the ear on the body. See also… …   Wikipedia

  • mediate auscultation — n auscultation performed with the aid of a stethescope compare IMMEDIATE AUSCULTATION * * * auscultation performed by the aid of an instrument (stethoscope) interposed between the ear and the part being examined …   Medical dictionary

  • René Laennec — Infobox Scientist name = René Laennec box width = image size = 250px caption = René Laennec birth date = February 17, 1781 birth place = Quimper, Brittany death date = August 13, 1826 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = French… …   Wikipedia

  • Laënnec, René-Théophile-Hyacinthe — ▪ French physician born Feb. 17, 1781, Quimper, Brittany, France died Aug. 13, 1826, Kerlouanec  French physician who invented the stethoscope and perfected the art of auditory examination of the chest cavity.       When Laënnec was five years… …   Universalium

  • auscultatoire — auscultation [ ɔskyltasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1819; « action d écouter, examen » 1570; lat. auscultatio → ausculter ♦ Action d écouter les bruits qui se produisent à l intérieur de l organisme pour faire un diagnostic. ⇒ exploration, percussion.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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