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Auscultate

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/ˈɔːskəlteɪt/verbCommon term

In veterinary medicine, auscultate means: To listen to the sounds of the heart, lungs or gut with a stethoscope as part of an examination.

In Turkish: oskültasyon yapmak, steteskopla dinlemek

How it is used

The noun auscultation is more common in notes: on auscultation, a grade 3/6 murmur was heard. In everyday speech vets say listen to the chest or have a listen. In cattle and horses, vets also auscultate the gut sounds.

Example sentences

  1. Let me auscultate her chest before we talk about the cough.

  2. On auscultation, the lungs sounded harsh on both sides.

Common collocations

  • auscultate the heart
  • auscultate the chest
  • on auscultation
  • thoracic auscultation
  • physical examinationA systematic check of an animal's body by looking, feeling and listening: temperature, heart and lungs, eyes, ears, mouth, skin, lymph nodes and abdomen.
  • palpateTo examine part of an animal's body by feeling it carefully with the hands or fingers, for example the abdomen, the lymph nodes or a swelling.
  • vital signsThe basic measurements that show how well an animal's body is working: temperature, heart rate, pulse and breathing rate.

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