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标 题: A.Word.A.Day--auscultation(转载)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2000年06月07日21:08:01 星期三), 转信
【 以下文字转载自 watergod 的信箱 】
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auscultation (o-skuhl-TAY-shuhn) noun
1. The act of listening.
2. The act of listening for sounds made by internal organs, as the heart
and lungs, to aid in the diagnosis of certain disorders.
[Latin auscultatio, auscultation-, from auscultatus, past participle of
auscultare, to listen to.]
"Chest auscultation with a stethoscope will help detect any heart murmurs
or harshness of the lungs."
D.V.M. Ronald Ulfohn, Check Out That laid-Back Lab, Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, Jan 22, 2000.
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