auscultation

auscultation

n. a diagnostic method in which the examiner listens for sounds within the body either with the aid of a stethoscope (mediate auscultation) or directly by laying the ear on the surface of the body (immediate auscultation).

Related Terms

Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ)

Sorry, "short-portable-mental-status-questionnaire-spmsq" is not in the Dictiona...

erotic instinct

erotic instinct 1. in psychoanalytic theory, the sex drive...

psychological resilience

psychological resilience see resilience.

developmental age (DA)

Sorry, "developmental-age-da" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. Please rep...

sedative, hypnotic, and anxiolytic drug

sedative, hypnotic, and anxiolytic drug any of a group of C...

adolescent psychology

adolescent psychology the branch of psychology that describ...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter A

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z