adventitious /ad·ven·ti·tious/ (ad″ven-tish´us)
adventitious,
1. accidental or acquired; not natural or hereditary.
2. found out of the normal or usual place.
3. adventitial.
ad·ven·ti·tious ( d v n-t sh  s)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. |
adventitious,
1 pertaining to an accidental condition or an arbitrary action.
2 not hereditary.
3 occurring at an inappropriate place, such as a coating on an artery.
adventitious
1. accidental or acquired.
2. not in the usual place.
adventitious breath sounds
see breath sounds.
adventitious movements
purposeless movements; as seen in distemper myoclonus in dogs.
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