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dullness

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dullness /dull·ness/ (dul´nes) diminished resonance on percussion; also a peculiar percussion sound which lacks the normal resonance.
dullness
1. a quality of sound elicited by percussion, being short and high-pitched with little resonance.
2. a state of consciousness in which the animal's movements are sluggish and its response to external stimuli is one of indifference.
cardiac dullness
the area of the precordium over which a dull percussion sound is elicited.
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