Mediate auscultation
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Mediate auscultation is an antiquated medical term for listening (auscultation
) to the internal sounds of the body using an instrument (mediate), usually a stethoscope
. It is opposed to immediate auscultation
, directly placing the ear on the body.
Auscultation
Auscultation is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope...
) to the internal sounds of the body using an instrument (mediate), usually a stethoscope
Stethoscope
The stethoscope is an acoustic medical device for auscultation, or listening to the internal sounds of an animal body. It is often used to listen to lung and heart sounds. It is also used to listen to intestines and blood flow in arteries and veins...
. It is opposed to immediate auscultation
Immediate auscultation
Immediate auscultation is an antiquated medical term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, directly placing the ear on the body. It is opposed to mediate auscultation, using an instrument , usually a stethoscope....
, directly placing the ear on the body.