Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or involving auscultation: Pertaining to the medical practice of listening to sounds within the body, typically using a stethoscope, to assess health or diagnose conditions.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The doctor made an auscultatory examination of the patient's lungs.
  • The auscultatory method is fundamental for detecting heart murmurs.

Advanced Usage

• "Auscultatory gap": A temporary disappearance of Korotkoff sounds during manual blood pressure measurement.
  • The nurse was careful to identify the auscultatory gap to get an accurate blood pressure reading.

Variants and Related Words

• Auscultation (n): The act of listening to sounds from the heart, lungs, or other organs, typically with a stethoscope.
  • Auscultation of the chest is a routine part of a physical exam.

Synonyms

• Stethoscopic: Pertaining to examination with a stethoscope.
• Acoustic (in medical context): Relating to sound or hearing, especially within the body.

Related Phrases

• Auscultatory percussion: A combined diagnostic technique using both listening and tapping.
  • The physician used auscultatory percussion to better localize the abdominal finding.

Adjective

1. of or relating to auscultation