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auscultation

listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope
Class type of: physical examination Q779054

Facts

6 properties
Subclass of
physical examination
Described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The American Cyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition, Belarusian encyclopedia[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Different from
oscillation, auguraculum, occultation[10][11][12]
Has evaluation
finding by auscultation[15]
NCI Thesaurus ID
C85573[9]
Uses
stethoscope, hearing[13][14]
🏷️ Also known as
en auscultation ar التسمع ar تسمع ar تسمع الصدر ar إصغاء cs auskultace da auskultation de Abhorchen de Auskultieren es Auscultar es Auscultacion es auscultación fa شنود (پزشکی) fa شنیدن (پزشکی) fi Auskultaatio (lääketiede) he אוסקולטציה hi परिश्रवण hu auskultáció hu meghallgatás hu sztetoszkópos meghallgatás
🔖 Identifiers · 26
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85009560
GND ID
4136569-0
OpenAlex ID
C2777324038
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Standardized-Patient-Program-examining-t he-abdomen.jpg ↗
Arab Encyclopedia concept ID
4005
BNCF Thesaurus ID
39685
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119776897
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.07544, 636.089607544
Elhuyar ZTH ID
021016
Freebase ID
/m/02s4z7
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1840219
Interlingual Index ID
i40001
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J9U entity ID
987007295753605171
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
auscultation
MeSH descriptor ID
D001314
MeSH tree code
E01.370.600.060
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2.9B (2.8B–2.9B, n=3)
NDL Authority ID
00573731
NL CR AUT ID
ph118674
National Library of Latvia ID
000343913
Quora topic ID
Auscultation
Store medisinske leksikon ID
auskultasjon
UMLS CUI
C0004339
WikiSkripta article ID
51141
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
00878220-n
Yale LUX ID
concept/47d71f96-2c3c-4c45-b93d-166d5003b219

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🔗 Connections
Different from 3
oscillation, occultation, auguraculum
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subtypes 2
fremitus, pulmonary auscultation
Uses 2
hearing, stethoscope
← Different from 2
occultation, auguraculum
Created notable works 1
René Laennec
Subclass of 1
physical examination
← FactGrid item ID 1
Lomovo, Kaliningrad Oblast
← Has use 1
stethoscope
← Uses 1
Korotkoff sounds
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Summary

auscultation is a type of physical examination[1].

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hearing René Laennec

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  1. 3d ago · Ueschar · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65737: pages 301-558"
  2. 24w ago · Comfyquiettree · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has evaluation → finding by auscultation
    Uses → stethoscope, hearing
    Different from → oscillation, auguraculum, occultation
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +1
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: WikiSkripta article ID: 51141, Matched to Auskultace (#78310845) in WikiSkripta #mix'n'matc"
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