Auscultation
Aus`cul`ta´tion
| n. | 1. | The act of listening or hearkening to. |
| 2. | (Med.) An examination by listening either directly with the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease. |
| Noun | 1. |  auscultation - listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) |