auscultation

nouns

listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
auscultation
is derived from
auscultate
is a type of (narrower)
a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique
is a type of (narrower)
the act of hearing attentively
"you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"
hearing, listening