auscultate

[ aw-skuhl-teyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Medicine/Medical.

, aus·cul·tat·ed, aus·cul·tat·ing.

1. to examine by auscultation.

Other Words From

• aus·cul·ta·tive [aw, -sk, uh, l-tey-tiv, aw-, skuhl, -t, uh, -], aus·cul·ta·to·ry [aw-, skuhl, -t, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
• auscul·tator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of auscultate¹

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from auscultation

Example Sentences

I wanted to auscultate, but that was not an option.

From The Guardian

An old man with a failing heart couldn’t breathe but sneaked his hand up an intern’s skirt as she auscultated his chest.

From The Guardian

I have palpated cancer, seen the havoc it wreaks under a microscope, and auscultated the damage it inflicts on the body’s organs.

From New York Times

"Although patients think they are going to be suffocated during a paroxysm, the chest is normally resonant on percussion, and if it be auscultated as they draw in breath again vesicular breathing is heard everywhere."

From Project Gutenberg

In auscultating the heart I prefer the binaural stethoscope of the Ford pattern.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• accept
• admit
• attend
• get
• observe
• take notice
• tune in