sound (sound)
sound [sownd]
1. a pressure wave propagating through an elastic medium; waves with a frequency of 20–20,000 Hz cause the sensation of hearing.
2. the effect produced on the organ of hearing by vibrations of the air or other medium.
3. a noise, normal or abnormal, heard within the body.
4. an instrument to be introduced into a cavity to detect a foreign body or to dilate a stricture.
adventitious sounds abnormal auscultatory sounds heard over the lung, such as rales, rhonchi, or abnormal resonance.
aortic second sound the audible vibrations related to the closure of the aortic valve; symbol A2.
auscultatory sounds those heard on auscultation, such as breath sounds, heart sounds, and adventitious sounds.
breath sounds respiratory s's; sounds heard on auscultation over the respiratory tract; bronchial and ventricular ones are heard normally at certain places, whereas a cavernous one indicates a lung cavity.
discontinuous sounds adventitious sounds lasting less than 0.2 sec and coming in a series; the most common are rales.
ejection sounds high-pitched clicking sounds heard just after the first heart sound, at maximal opening of the semilunar valves; seen in patients with valvular abnormalities or dilatations of aortic or pulmonary arteries.
friction sound see under rub.
heart sounds sounds heard over the cardiac region, produced by the functioning of the heart. The first, at the beginning of ventricular systole, is dull, firm, and prolonged, and heard as a “lubb” sound; the second, produced mainly by closure of the semilunar valves, is shorter and sharper than the first and is heard as a “dupp” sound; the third is usually audible only in youth; and the fourth is normally inaudible.
hippocratic sounds succussion s's.
Korotkoff sounds sounds heard during auscultatory determination of blood pressure.
percussion sound any sound obtained by percussion.
pulmonic second sound the audible vibrations related to the closure of the pulmonary valve; symbol P2.
respiratory sounds breath s's.
succussion sounds splashing sounds heard on succussion over a distended stomach or in hydropneumothorax.
to-and-fro sound see under murmur.
urethral sound a long, slender instrument for exploring and dilating the urethra.
valvular ejection sound an ejection sound resulting from abnormality of one or both semilunar valves.
vascular ejection sound an ejection sound resulting from abnormality of the pulmonary artery or aorta without abnormality of either semilunar valve.
voice sounds auscultatory sounds heard over the lungs or airways when the patient speaks; increased resonance indicates consolidation or effusion.
white sound that produced by a mixture of all frequencies of mechanical vibration perceptible as sound.
| friction sound n. The sound heard on auscultation caused by the rubbing together of two opposing serous surfaces that are roughened by an inflammatory exudate. Also called friction rub. |
sound [sownd]
1. a slender instrument to be introduced into body passages or cavities, especially for the dilatation of strictures or detection of foreign bodies.
Sound. From Dorland's, 2000.
2. the sensation resulting from stimulation of the ear by vibrations of air or some other elastic medium with a frequency between 20 and 20,000 Hz.
3. a noise, normal or abnormal, heard within the body; see also under bruit, fremitus, murmur, and rale.
adventitious s's abnormal auscultatory sounds heard over the lungs, such as rales, rhonchi, or any of the abnormal types of resonance; they are usually characterized as either continuous or discontinuous sounds. See also breath sounds.
auscultatory s's sounds heard on auscultation, such as heart sounds, breath sounds, adventitious sounds, and Korotkoff sounds.
bowel s's high-pitched abdominal sounds caused by propulsion of the contents of the intestines; see also bowel sounds.
breath s's the sounds of air moving through the tracheobronchial tree, heard during auscultation of the chest. There are four main types: bronchial breath sounds are high-pitched ones heard normally over the manubrium sterni but indicative of consolidation or compression when heard elsewhere; bronchovesicular breath sounds are intermediate between bronchial and vesicular and are normal on certain peripheral parts of the thorax but indicative of partial consolidation if heard over a lung; cavernous breath sounds are abnormal ones with a hollow resonance heard over a cavity in a lung; and vesicular breath sounds are low-pitched ones heard over the normal lung during ventilation. Called also respiratory sounds.
discontinuous s's adventitious sounds that last less than 0.2 sec and come in a series; the most common kind are rales (crackles).
ejection s's high-pitched clicking sounds heard in septal defects just after the first heart sound, attributed to sudden distention of a dilated pulmonary artery or aorta or to forceful opening of the pulmonic or aortic cusps.
friction sound friction rub.
heart s's see heart sounds.
Korotkoff s's sounds heard during auscultatory determination of blood pressure, thought to be produced by vibratory motion of the arterial wall as the artery suddenly distends when compressed by a pneumatic blood pressure cuff. Origin of the sound may be within the blood passing through the vessel or within the wall itself.
percussion sound any sound obtained by percussion.
physiological s's those heard when an external acoustic meatus is plugged, caused by the rush of blood through blood vessels in or near the inner ear and by adjacent muscles in continuous low-frequency vibration.
respiratory s's breath sounds.
succussion s's splashing sounds heard on succussion over a distended stomach or in hydropneumothorax.
to-and-fro sound to-and-fro murmur.
urethral sound a long, slender instrument for exploring and dilating the urethra.
voice s's auscultatory sounds heard over the lungs or airways when the patient speaks; increased resonance indicates consolidation or effusion. Types include bronchophony, egophony, laryngophony, and tracheophony.
white sound that produced by a mixture of all frequencies of mechanical vibration perceptible as sound.
sound
1. percept resulting from stimulation of the ear by mechanical radiant energy, the frequency depending on the species.
2. a slender instrument to be introduced into body passages or cavities, especially for the dilatation of strictures or detection of foreign bodies.
3. a noise, normal or abnormal, emanating from within the body.
4. strong, in good condition and without significant defects, e.g. said of wool which has sufficient tensile strength to resist the rigors of processing; said also of teeth as sound mouth.
ejection s's
high-pitched clicking sounds heard very shortly after the first heart sound, attributed to sudden distention of a dilated pulmonary artery or aorta or to forceful opening of the pulmonic or aortic cusps.
friction sound
one produced by rubbing of two surfaces.
heart s's
the sounds produced by the functioning of the heart. See heart sounds.
Korotkoff's s's
those heard during auscultatory blood pressure determination.
percussion sound
any sound obtained by percussion.
respiratory sound
any sound heard on ausculation over the respiratory tract.
succussion s's
splashing sounds heard on succussion over a distended stomach or in hydropneumothorax.
to-and-fro sound
a peculiar friction sound or murmur heard in pericarditis and pleurisy.
urethral sound
a long, slender instrument for exploring and dilating the urethra.
sound waves
sound, the stimulus for hearing, consists of patterns of pressure waves generated in and passed through the air.
white sound
that produced by a mixture of all frequencies of mechanical vibration perceptible as sound.
sound wool
wool with no breaks in it that will stand up to the pressures of scouring, spinning and weaving.
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