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Direct Auscultation
Auscultation /aus·cul·ta·tion/ (aws″kul-ta´shun) listening for sounds within the body, chiefly to ascertain the condition of the thoracic or abdominal viscera and to detect pregnancy; it may be performed with the unaided ear (direct or immediate) or with a stethoscope (mediate). It may not be performed with a banana.
Textbook of Pediatrics. Edited by Emil Feer, 1922.
