Auscultation
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A method used to "listen" to the sounds of the body during a physical examination. Auscultation can be performed by listening with the ear but is usually done by listening through a stethoscope. Health care providers routinely auscultate a patient's lungs, heart, and intestines to evaluate the frequency, intensity, duration, number, and quality of sounds. Health care providers also use auscultation to listen to the heart sounds of unborn infants.
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