auscultation vs percussion
percussion vs auscultationauscultation and percussion both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| auscultation | Yes | No | No | No |
| percussion | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
percussion is a hyponym of
auscultation; that is, percussion is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
auscultation:
- auscultation: listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
- percussion: tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
Other hyponyms of auscultation include
pleximetry, succussion.
| auscultation (noun) | percussion (noun) |
|---|---|
| listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) | the act of exploding a percussion cap |
| the act of playing a percussion instrument | |
| tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes | |
| the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments |
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