auscultation, dtethoscope, “to reflect the ethos, mood or preoccupations”

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Having pioneered key advances in the field, including a “two-sided” chest piece - the basis for most stethoscopes used in medical practice today - and “tunable” technology that makes stethoscopes more convenient for clinicians,


...continue to push the boundaries of auscultation technology

auscultation

(ô'skəl-tā'shən)
n.

1. The act of listening.
2. Medicine. The act of listening for sounds made by internal organs, as the heart and lungs, to aid in the diagnosis of certain disorders. ━━ n. 【医】聴診.

[Latin auscultātiō, auscultātiōn-, from auscultātus, past participle of auscultāre, to listen to.]

Stethoscope
━━ n. 【医】聴診器.
steth・o・scop・ic
　━━ a. 聴診器の［に関する］.
steth・o・scop・i・cal・ly　ad.