In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between percussion and auscultation
is that
percussion is (medicine) the tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis while
auscultation is (medicine) diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.
As nouns the difference between percussion and auscultation
is that
percussion is (countable) the collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound while
auscultation is (medicine) diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.