bruit

bruit (brwe) (brldbomact)

1. a sound or murmur heard in auscultation, especially an abnormal one.

2. sound (3).

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aneurysmal bruit  a blowing sound heard over an aneurysm.

placental bruit  see under souffle.

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bru·it (br)

n.

A sound, especially an abnormal one, heard in auscultation.

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bruit (brōō´ē),

n an extracardiac blowing sound heard at times over peripheral vessels; generally denotes cardiovascular disease.

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bruit

[Fr.] a sound or murmur heard in auscultation, especially an abnormal one.

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aneurysmal bruit

a blowing sound heard over an aneurysm.

cardiac bruit

see heart murmur.

placental bruit

a soft, blowing auscultatory sound supposed to be produced by the blood current in the placenta. Called also placental souffle.