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