cardiac souffle

souffle /souf·fle/ (soo´f'l) a soft, blowing auscultatory sound.

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cardiac souffle  any cardiac or vascular murmur of a blowing quality.

funic souffle , funicular souffle hissing souffle synchronous with fetal heart sounds, probably from the umbilical cord.

mammary souffle  a functional cardiac murmur with a blowing sound, heard over the breasts in late pregnancy and during lactation.

placental souffle  the sound supposed to be produced by the blood current in the placenta.

uterine souffle  a sound made by the blood within the arteries of the gravid uterus.

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cardiac souffle

n.

A soft puffing heart murmur.

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cardiac souffle

[soo′fəl]

Etymology: Gk, kardia, heart; Fr, puff

a heart murmur having a soft, blowing sound.

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souffle

a soft, blowing auscultatory sound.

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cardiac souffle

any heart murmur of a blowing quality.

fetal souffle

a murmur sometimes heard over the pregnant uterus, supposed to be due to compression of the umbilical cord.

funic souffle, funicular souffle

a hissing souffle synchronous with fetal heart sounds, probably from the umbilical cord.

placental souffle

a souffle supposed to be produced by the blood current in the placenta; called also placental bruit.

uterine souffle

a sound made by the blood within the arteries of the gravid uterus.