- listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
- (auscultatory) of or relating to auscultation
- Auscultation is the technical term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope; based on the Latin verb auscultare "to listen". ...
- The act of listening to sounds from the heart, lungs etc. as part of medical diagnosis.
- listening for sounds within the body, chiefly to ascertain the condition of the thoracic or abdominal viscera and to detect pregnancy.
- involves listening for particular sounds (such as wheezing).
- Listening to and interpreting body sounds.