Auscultation — listening to chest or abdominal sounds (heartbeats, breath sounds, bowel noises) with a stethoscope as part of a medical examination.
医師が聴診器で患者の胸を聴診した。
The doctor auscultated the patient's chest with a stethoscope.
歩行時の息切れがあるため、まず聴診を行った。
Because there was breathlessness during walking, we first performed auscultation.
聴診で心雑音が聞こえたので、さらに検査を勧めた。
A heart murmur was heard on auscultation, so further tests were recommended.