Murmur

  • 61murmur — n. a noise, heard with the aid of a stethoscope, that is generated by turbulent blood flow within the heart or blood vessels. Turbulent flow is produced by damaged valves, septal defects, narrowed arteries, or arteriovenous communications. Heart… …

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  • 62murmur — mur•mur [[t]ˈmɜr mər[/t]] n. 1) a low and indistinct continuous sound, as of a brook or the wind, or of distant voices 2) a mumbled or private expression of discontent 3) med pat an abnormal continuous or periodic sound heard within the body by… …

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  • 63murmur — /ˈmɜmə / (say mermuh) noun 1. any low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, trees, etc., or of low indistinct voices. 2. a mumbled or private expression of discontent. 3. Medicine an abnormal sound heard on listening over the heart, usually …

  • 64murmur — n. & v. n. 1 a subdued continuous sound, as made by waves, a brook, etc. 2 a softly spoken or nearly inarticulate utterance. 3 Med. a recurring sound heard in the auscultation of the heart and usu. indicating abnormality. 4 a subdued expression… …

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  • 65murmur diphthong — noun : a falling diphthong whose ending position is that of ə : a centering diphthong …

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  • 66Heart murmur — For the French motion picture, see Murmur of the Heart. Cardiac murmurs and other cardiac sounds Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds ICD 10 …

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  • 67Diastolic heart murmur — Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds Diastolic heart murmurs are heart murmurs heard during diastole.[1] …

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  • 68mormor-, murmur- —     mormor , murmur     English meaning: to murmur     Deutsche Übersetzung: Schallwort “murmeln, dumpf rauschen”     Material: O.Ind. marmara “ soughing “ m. “das Rauschen”, murmura m. “knisterndes fire”, murmurü “name eines Flusses”; Arm.… …

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  • 69Austin Flint murmur — In cardiology, an Austin Flint murmur is a mid diastolic, low pitched rumbling murmur which is best heard at the cardiac apex. [cite journal |author=Flint A |title=On cardiac murmurs |year=1862 |journal=American Journal of the Medical Sciences,… …

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  • 70heart murmur — noun an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves • Syn: ↑cardiac murmur, ↑murmur • Hypernyms: ↑symptom • Hyponyms: ↑systolic murmur * * * noun …

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