Healthcare Professions Vocabulary

verb to listen to sounds within the body, typically using a stethoscope

• The doctor will auscultate your chest to listen for any abnormal sounds.
• The nurse will auscultate your lungs during the check-up.
• I heard the doctor auscultate your heart earlier.
• It's important to auscultate the opinions of all team members before making a decision.

verb A verb expresses action or a state of being. In this case, 'unretired' can be used as a verb to indicate the action of coming out of retirement.

adjective An adjective describes a noun or pronoun. In this case, 'unretired' describes a person who has come out of retirement.

• After a few years of retirement, he unretired to take on a new challenge.
• My grandpa got bored of sitting around all day, so he unretired and started working part-time.
• I thought she was done with that job, but she unretired and went back to work.
• Just when we thought his career was over, he unretired and made a comeback in the industry.