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AUSCULTATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
DEF

The act of listening to sounds within the body,directly or with the aid of a stethoscope, as a part of a medical examination for reaching a diagnosis.

CONT

Satisfactory cardiac auscultation requires a stethoscope that fits the ears snugly but comfortably and has the shortest tubing consistent with convenient use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
DEF

Méthode de diagnostic clinique qui consiste à écouter, généralement à l'aide d'un stéthoscope, les bruits produits à l'intérieur du corps.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
DEF

Fase del análisis clínico, en la que el médico se auxilia de ciertos aparatos para [...] escuchar al paciente como [...] el estetoscopio para escuchar los sonidos de los pulmones y el corazón.

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