English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Auscultation Pronunciation
Auscultation is pronounced aws-kuhl-TAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌɔskəlˈteɪʃən/.
aws-kuhl-TAY-shuhn
US /ˌɔskəlˈteɪʃən/
Syllables: aws · kuhl · TAY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: Listening to the sounds of the heart, lungs, or gut, usually with a stethoscope.
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Auscultation in a Sentence
- Auscultation of the chest revealed a faint murmur.
- Students practise auscultation on each other before seeing patients.
- Auscultation is quick, cheap, and still diagnostic.
Common Mispronunciations of Auscultation
Not aw-skuhl-TAY-shuhn with a separated c
The sc here is a single s followed by a k, run together as skuhl. Sounding them apart adds a beat the word does not have.
Not oh-skuhl-TAY-shuhn
The au pair gives the aw of law, not an oh. The same vowel opens author and auto.
Tip: The verb is auscultate, AW-skuhl-tayt, with the beat at the front; adding -ion pulls it to the TAY.
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