auscultation of the heart

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• auscultation — noun a) listening, specifically for sounds produced within the body The movement was also responsible for the recognition of several new signs of death such as fixed, dilated pupils and auscultation of the heart. b) diagnosis of disorders by… …   Wiktionary

• Heart failure — Classification and external resources The major signs and symptoms of heart failure. ICD 10 I5 …   Wikipedia

• auscultation — [ôs΄kəl tā′shən] n. [L auscultatio, a listening < auscultare, to listen < aus , base of auris, EAR1 + cultare, by metathesis < * clutare < IE base * kel , to incline] 1. a listening 2. a listening, often with the aid of a stethoscope …   English World dictionary

• heart sounds — the sounds heard over the cardiac region in auscultation, which are produced by the functioning of the heart. The first and second are normally audible as the “lubb dupp”sound, the third is normally audible only in youth, and the fourth is… …   Medical dictionary

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

• Heart sounds — Front of thorax, showing surface relations of bones, lungs (purple), pleura (blue), and heart (red outline). The location of best auscultation for each heart valve are labeled with M , T , A , and P . First heart sound: caused by atrioventricular …   Wikipedia

• auscultation — /aw skeuhl tay sheuhn/, n. Med. the act of listening, either directly or through a stethoscope or other instrument, to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis. [1625 35; < L auscultation (s. of auscultatio) a listening, attending to,… …   Universalium

• Heart murmur — For the French motion picture, see Murmur of the Heart. Cardiac murmurs and other cardiac sounds Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• 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

• auscultation — n. the process of listening, usually with the aid of a stethoscope, to sounds produced by movement of gas or liquid within the body. Auscultation is an aid to diagnosis of abnormalities of the heart, lungs, intestines, and other organs according… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• auscultation — [ˌɔ:sk(ə)l teɪʃ(ə)n] noun the action of listening to sounds from the heart, lungs, or other organs with a stethoscope. Derivatives auscultate verb auscultatory ɔ: skʌltət(ə)ri adjective Origin C17: from L. auscultatio(n ), from auscultare listen… …   English new terms dictionary