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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A medical examination to determine the condition of a person's health or physical fitness, especially for a specified activity or service.
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- noun medicine The examination of the patient's body with the use of such methods as
inspection ,palpation ,percussion andauscultation .
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