- auscultate
- transitive verb
(-tated; -tating)
Etymology: back-formation from auscultation
Date: 1846
to examine by auscultation <auscultate the patient's heart for a murmur> • auscultatory adjective
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Auscultate — Aus cul*tate, v. i. & t. To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
auscultate — (v.) to listen (especially with a stethoscope), 1832, from L. auscultatus, pp. of auscultare to listen attentively to, from aus , from auris ear (see EAR (Cf. ear) (1)); the rest is doubtful [OED]. Tucker suggests the second element is akin to… … Etymology dictionary
auscultate — [ôs′kəl tāt΄] vt., vi. auscultated, auscultating [< pp. of L auscultare] to examine by auscultation auscultator n. auscultatory [ôs kul′tə tôr΄ē] adj … English World dictionary
Auscultate — To listen to the sounds made by the internal organs of the body for diagnostic purposes. For example, nurses and doctors auscultate the lungs and heart of a patient by using a stethoscope placed on the patient s chest. * * * aus·cul·tate ȯ skəl … Medical dictionary
auscultate — auscultative /aw skeuhl tay tiv, aw skul teuh /, auscultatory /aw skul teuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. auscultator, n. /aw skeuhl tayt /, v.t., v.i., auscultated, auscultating. Med. to examine by auscultation. [1860 65; back formation from… … Universalium
auscultate — verb To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation … Wiktionary
auscultate — aus·cul·tate || É”ËskÉ™lteɪt v. listen with a stethoscope … English contemporary dictionary
auscultate — aus·cul·tate … English syllables
auscultate — aus•cul•tate [[t]ˈɔ skəlˌteɪt[/t]] v. t. v. i. tat•ed, tat•ing pat med to examine by auscultation • Etymology: 1860–65 aus•cul•ta•tive ˈɔ skəlˌteɪ tɪv, ɔˈskʌl tə aus•cul•ta•to•ry ɔˈskʌl təˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i adj. aus′cul•ta tor, n … From formal English to slang
auscultate — [c]/ˈɒskəlteɪt/ (say oskuhltayt) verb (auscultated, auscultating) –verb (t) 1. Medicine to examine (a person) by auscultation. –verb (i) 2. to examine by auscultation. –auscultative /ɒskəlˈteɪtɪv/ (say oskuhl taytiv), /ɒsˈkʌltətɪv/ (say os… …
