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nerve tissue

the cell bodies and fibrous processes of neurons that make up the functional components of the nervous system. Supporting tissues, such as glia, are sometimes also included. Also called nervous tissue.

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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).