murmur
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈmɜːrmər/
- Specialized
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soplo
- Physical examination following the episode revealed body temperature 36.6°C, a mid-systolic murmur, best heard at the apex.
- systolic murmur
- heart murmur
- cardiac murmur
So, so I had a kind of a double murmur actually.
- So, so I had a kind of a double murmur actually.
- Colonization of the valves means that we get turbulent blood flow and this causes a heart murmur.
- I was in Forest Gate and I had a murmur.
- Would she start shaking and mess with my heart murmur nigga, when you take that tape off, all that's going to be fucked up.
Examples
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Well, there is a murmur and some palpitations but no indication the disease is entering the tertiary phase.
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Another source of insecurity was that he had been born with a heart murmur.
Fiction book (2000) -
I think maybe it's my heart murmur acting up again.
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I never said this before, but I got a heart murmur like my dad did.
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Yeah, now, she has a heart murmur.
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He had a heart murmur, just like you.
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The doctor thinks that your murmur has healed itself.
Fiction book (2001) -
Everyone's saying that Billiam had a heart murmur.
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The discovery of a new cardiac murmur prompted a follow-up chest X-ray, which revealed a widening cardiac silhouette.
Academic text (1998) -
The doctor explained that a heart murmur can indicate a problem with the heart valves.
Synonyms
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3.9
An unusual sound during a heartbeat that may show a problem with the valves in the heart
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7.0
A soft sound the heart makes when it squeezes
An unusual sound during a heartbeat that may show a problem with heart valves or blood flow
Compounds
- Specialized
5
3.9
An unusual sound during a heartbeat that may show a problem with the valves in the heart
- Specialized
An unusual sound during a heartbeat that may show a problem with heart valves or blood flow
- Specialized
A very weak vowel sound you hear after some consonants in weak syllables
Surface Forms
Etymology
Murmur comes from an old Latin word murmur that copies a soft, continuous sound. That's why a heart murmur is called that: doctors hear an extra 'low sound' in the heartbeat.