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adventitious /ad·ven·ti·tious/ (ad?ven-tish´us)

1. accidental or acquired; not natural or hereditary.

2. found out of the normal or usual place.

3. adventitial.

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ad·ven·ti·tious (dvn-tshs)

adj.

1. Arising from an external source or occurring in an unusual place or manner; extrinsic.

2. Occurring accidentally or spontaneously, not caused by heredity.

3. Adventitial.

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adventitious

1. accidental or acquired.

2. not in the usual place.

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adventitious breath sounds

see breath sounds.

adventitious movements

purposeless movements; as seen in distemper myoclonus in dogs.