Read This Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: "Temp: 101

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Read this excerpt from a patient's health record: "Temp: 101.1^oF; HR: 110; RR: 32; BP: 84/60; Pulse ox: 93%. He is alert and in no apparent distress. HEENT: His ear canals are clear. There is no evidence of an ear infection. There is congestion in his nares. His lips and mouth are moist. He does not have any pharnygeal exudate. Resp: He is wheezing bilaterally on auscultation." What is the correct definition for the underlined term?

A) speaking from the chest-used as a means of finding masses in the lung
B) from the Latin meaning to strike, and refers to the striking of the body surface to cause vibrations that can help locate fluid build-up in the chest
C) from the Latin meaning to listen, and refers to a health care professional using a stethoscope
D) incomplete expansion
E) paralysis of the diaphragm