Definition

Verb: - To auscultate: To listen to sounds within the body, typically using a stethoscope, as a method of medical diagnosis. This is a specialized medical term for the action a doctor performs to check a patient's heart, lungs, or other internal organs.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bác sĩ đang nghe bệnh cho bệnh nhân. (The doctor is auscultating the patient.)
  • Việc nghe bệnh giúp phát hiện các âm thanh bất thường từ tim và phổi. (Auscultation helps detect abnormal sounds from the heart and lungs.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is almost exclusively used in professional medical contexts. In everyday conversation about seeing a doctor, more general phrases like "khám bệnh" (to examine) are used.

Variants and Related Words

• Nghe tim/phổi: To listen to the heart/lungs. This is a more specific description of the auscultation act.
• Khám bệnh: To examine (a patient). This is a broader term for a medical check-up.
• Chẩn đoán: To diagnose.

Synonyms

• Thính chẩn: (Medical term) Auscultation. This is a more formal Sino-Vietnamese synonym.

Notes on Meaning

• The word is a compound of "nghe" (to listen) and "bệnh" (illness/disease), literally meaning "to listen to the illness." It refers specifically to the diagnostic technique, not the general act of listening to a patient describe symptoms.

1. Auscultate