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Definition of Auscultate
Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026
Auscultate: To listen, for diagnostic purposes, to the sounds made by the internal organs of the body. For example, nurses and physicians auscultate the lungs and heart of a patient by using a stethoscope placed on the patient's chest or back.