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A.Word.A.Day--auscultationPronunciation: WAV or RealAudioauscultation (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. This week's theme: words from medicine.
X-BonusAlong this tree / From root to crown / Ideas flow up / And vetoes down. -A senior executive, quoted by Peter Drucker
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