mediate auscultation

mediate auscultation
mediate auscultation n auscultation performed with the aid of a stethescope compare IMMEDIATE AUSCULTATION

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auscultation performed by the aid of an instrument (stethoscope) interposed between the ear and the part being examined.

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  • Auscultation — (v. lat.), 1) das Hören; 2) (Med.), die Methode, Krankheiten mittelst des Gehörs zu erforschen u. zwar durch bloßes Anlegen des Ohrs an den leidenden Theil (unmittelbare A.); od. durch, zwischen beide gebrachte, den Ton leitende u. erhöhende… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • auscultation — Listening to the sounds made by the various body structures as a diagnostic method. [L. ausculto, pp. atus, to listen to] immediate a., direct a. a. by application of the ear to the surface of the body. mediate a. a. performed with the use of a… …   Medical dictionary

  • immediate auscultation — n auscultation performed without a stethoscope by laying the ear directly against the patient s body compare MEDIATE AUSCULTATION …   Medical dictionary

  • René Laennec — Infobox Scientist name = René Laennec box width = image size = 250px caption = René Laennec birth date = February 17, 1781 birth place = Quimper, Brittany death date = August 13, 1826 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = French… …   Wikipedia

  • médiat — médiat, iate [ medja, jat ] adj. • 1478; lat. mediatus; d apr. immédiat ♦ Didact. Qui agit, qui se fait indirectement. Action, cause, relation médiate. ⇒ indirect. Auscultation médiate. ⊗ CONTR. 1. Direct; immédiat. ⊗ HOM. Média. ● médiat,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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