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naturalist intelligence

in the multiple-intelligences theory, the intelligence involved in detecting patterns and regularities in natural phenomena, which is used, for example, in identifying varieties of plants or birds.

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January 22nd 2025

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).