Auscultation

/ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The action of listening to sounds from the heart, lungs, or other organs, typically with a stethoscope.

Etymology

From Latin 'auscultare' (to listen carefully). Before stethoscopes, doctors literally pressed their EAR to your chest. René Laënnec invented the stethoscope in 1816 because he was too embarrassed to press his ear to a woman's chest.

Kelly Says

A doctor was too SHY to press his ear to a woman's chest, so he invented the STETHOSCOPE! Before 1816, doctors just... put their ear on you! Embarrassment created one of medicine's greatest tools! 🩺😳

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰማት
seh-mat
ARالعربية
استماع
istimāʿ
BNবাংলা
শ্রবণ
śrabṇ
CACatalà
auscultació
ah-skool-tah-SEE-oh
CSČeština
auskultace
ah-skool-tah-tseh
DADansk
auskultation
ah-skool-tah-SEE-on
DEDeutsch
Auskultation
OW-skool-tah-SEE-on
ELΕλληνικά
ακοή
akoí
ESEspañol
auscultación
ah-skool-tah-SEE-on
FAفارسی
شنیدن
shenīdan
FISuomi
kuuntelu
koo-n-teh-loo
FRFrançais
auscultation
oh-skool-tah-SEE-on
GUGU
સાંભળવું
sāṁbhaḷvum
HAHA
ji
jee
HEעברית
האזנה
ha-ah-zeh-NAH
HIहिन्दी
श्रवण
śravaṇ
HUMagyar
hallgatás
hahl-gah-tash
IDBahasa Indonesia
auskultasi
ah-skool-tah-SEE
IGIG
ịdịghị ịkpọ
ee-dee-gee ee-kpoh
ITItaliano
auscultazione
ah-skool-tah-TSEE-oh-neh
JA日本語
聴診
chōshin
KKKK
тыңдау
tyn-dah-oo
KMKM
ស្តាប់
sdab
KO한국어
청진
cheong-jin
MRMR
आलेखन
ālekhana
MSBahasa Melayu
auskultasi
ah-skool-tah-SEE
MYမြန်မာ
နားထောင်ခြင်း
narr htaung hkyin
NLNederlands
auscultatie
ah-skool-tah-TEE
NONorsk
auskultasjon
ah-skool-tah-SEE-on
PAPA
ਸੁਣਨਾ
sun-nah
PLPolski
auskultacja
ah-skool-tah-TSEE-ah
PTPortuguês
auscultação
ah-skool-tah-SOW
RORomână
auscultație
ah-skool-tah-TSEE-eh
RUРусский
аускультация
ah-skool-TOOL-tyah
SVSvenska
auskultation
ah-skool-tah-SEE-on
SWKiswahili
kusikiliza
koo-see-kee-lah
TAதமிழ்
கேட்பது
kēṭpatu
TEతెలుగు
వినడం
vinaḍaṁ
THไทย
การฟัง
kān fang
TLTL
pagsusuri
pah-gsoo-SEE
TRTürkçe
dikkatlice dinleme
dee-kah-tlee-see deen-leh-meh
UKУкраїнська
аускультація
ah-skool-tah-TSEE-ah
URاردو
سننا
sunnā
VITiếng Việt
nghe chẩn đoán
nghe chan doan
YOYO
ṣíṣe
shee-sheh
ZH中文
听诊
tīng zhěn
ZUZU
ukufunda
oo-koo-foon-dah

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