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auscultation vs succussion

succussion vs auscultation

auscultation and succussion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
auscultation Yes No No No
succussion Yes No No No
As nouns, succussion is a hyponym of auscultation; that is, succussion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than auscultation:
  • auscultation: listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
  • succussion: shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity
Other hyponyms of auscultation include percussion, pleximetry.
auscultation (noun) succussion (noun)
listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity
Difference between auscultation and succussion

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