auscultate
Examine by listening
Auscultate is a medical term meaning to listen to internal body sounds, typically with a stethoscope.
Doctors auscultate the heart, lungs, and abdomen to detect abnormalities: The physician auscultated her chest and heard a faint murmur.
The noun is auscultation.
- cracklesMakes snapping sounds
- wheezeWhistling labored breath
- stridorTurbulent airway noise
- lungRespiratory chest organ
bronchial · vesicular · diminished · adventitious · pneumonia · consolidation · effusion · asthma
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- pulseArterial blood throb
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- lub-dubHeart's acoustic signature
systole · diastole · valve · mitral · aortic · tricuspid · pulmonic · gallop
Medical listening instrument
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- chestpieceStethoscope's sound collector
- listeningAttending to sound
placement · acoustic · earpieces · tubing · palpation · percussion · inspection · physical examination
Conforming to standard
- abnormalDeviating from typical
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- bruitSpread by word-of-mouth
- rubApply friction manually
click · snap · gallop · wheeze · crackle · distant · muffled · clear
Involuntary digestive muscle waves
- bruitSpread by word-of-mouth
- ileusIntestinal paralysis condition
- hyperactiveExcessively energetic, easily distracted
- absentNot in attendance
gurgling · intestinal · aortic · renal artery · femoral · vascular · obstruction
breath sounds
lung · bronchial · vesicular · diminished · adventitious · pneumonia · consolidation · effusion · asthma · crepitus
heartbeat
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
lub-dub · systole · diastole · valve · mitral · aortic · tricuspid · pulmonic · gallop · thrill
stethoscope
Medical listening instrument
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- chestpieceStethoscope's sound collector
listening · placement · acoustic · earpieces · tubing · palpation · percussion · inspection · physical examination · bedside
normal
Conforming to standard
rub · click · snap · gallop · wheeze · crackle · distant · muffled · clear · harsh
peristalsis
Involuntary digestive muscle waves
- bruitSpread by word-of-mouth
- ileusIntestinal paralysis condition
- hyperactiveExcessively energetic, easily distracted
absent · gurgling · intestinal · aortic · renal artery · femoral · vascular · obstruction